Fountain of the Genius of PalermoHoly water font for the church of San Giuseppe dei Teatini in Palermo.
Ignazio Marabitti (6 September 1719[1] in Palermo – 1797 in Palermo) was a Sicilian sculptor of the late Baroque period.
He trained in Rome in the studio of Filippo della Valle, head of the Accademia di San Luca, but was mainly active in Sicily, where his works can be found in Siracusa, Caltanisetta, Catania, Messina, and Palermo.
Among his notable works is the Fontana del Genio a Villa Giulia, and statues on the facades of the Cathedral of Syracuse and the Cathedral of Palermo.
^La Sicilia nel secolo XVIII e la poesia satiricoburlesca
By Giuseppe Leanti, page 163.
IgnazioMarabitti (6 September 1719 in Palermo – 1797 in Palermo) was a Sicilian sculptor of the late Baroque period. He trained in Rome in the studio...
classic example of carved Acanthus leaves in the capitals. Sculptor IgnazioMarabitti contributed the full-length statues on the facade. The interior of...
houses a statue by Giorgio da Milano (1487) and several works by IgnazioMarabitti. Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria (1?th[when?]-16th centuries)...
the sculptural depiction of St Martin on horseback were carved by IgnazioMarabitti. Nearly abandoned after the suppression of the orders in 1866, the...
fountain in the park of the Villa Giulia in Palermo. It was sculpted by IgnazioMarabitti in 1778 and shows the Genius of Palermo. 38°06′47″N 13°22′28″E /...
French painter (d. 1775) William Hammond, British hymnist (d. 1783) IgnazioMarabitti, Italian artist (d. 1797) January 10 – Maria Dorothea Wagner, German...
marble Riso coat of arms on the portal of the palazzo was carved by IgnazioMarabitti. During World War II the building was damaged by Allied bombing. Restored...
French painter (d. 1775) William Hammond, British hymnist (d. 1783) IgnazioMarabitti, Italian artist (d. 1797) January 10 – Maria Dorothea Wagner, German...
altarpiece by Giovanni Odasi. The Altar of the Crucifix has a sculpture by IgnazioMarabitti. The presbytery is decorated with four columns of grey Billiemi marble...
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