Andrea Alessi ( Albanian : Andrea Nikollë Aleksi , Croatian : Andrija Aleši , c. 1425 – 1504/05) was a Venetian architect and sculptor, considered one of the most distinguished artists of Dalmatia .
6-486: Alesi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Andrija Aleši , Renaissance sculptor and master architect Giuliano Alesi (born 1999), French racing driver James Alesi , New York State Senator Jean Alesi , French racing driver of Italian origins Octavio Alesi (born 1986), Venezuelan swimmer Valerio Alesi , former professional soccer player [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
12-609: A relief of Nativity . All is ceiled with coffered ceiling with image of God in the middle and ninety-six portrait heads of angels. With so many faces of smiling children the chapel looks very cheerful and there isn’t nothing similar in European art of that time. Andrea is best known for his merchant statues in Ancona, Italy, and his mural paintings in the Trogir Cathedral , particularly The Baptistry of Trogir. He signed
18-799: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Andrija Ale%C5%A1i Andrea Alessi was born around 1425 in the city of Durazzo in Venetian Albania (modern day Durrës, Albania) and may have been of local Albanian origin rather than Italian. Other sources say he was of Italian origin. He moved to the city of Split in Dalmatia during the Republic of Venice , where he studied under sculptor Mark Troja. He lived most of his life and conducted much of his work in Dalmatia, working in Split, Šibenik , Zadar , Rab , Trogir , Ancona , and
24-493: Is unique harmony of architecture and sculpture according to antique ideals. From inside, there is no flat wall. In the middle of chapel, on the altar, lays the sarcophagus of blessed John of Trogir . Surrounding are reliefs of puttos carrying torches that look like they were peeping out of doors of Underworld. Above them there are niches with sculptures of Christ and apostles (the principle work of Alessi), amongst them are putties, circular windows encircled with fruit garland, and
30-605: The Tremiti Islands . He died in Split in either 1504 or 1505 and was buried Durrës. Alessi was a disciple of Giorgio da Sebenico , and his best-known work is with Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino on the expansion of the Chapel of St. John of Trogir located in Trogir that began in 1468. Just like Šibenik Cathedral of Saint James in Dalmatia, the Chapel of was composed out of large stone blocks with extreme precision. It
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