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{{Short description|Venetian architect and sculptor}}
[[File:Trogir cathedral entrance detail 016.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Trogir Cathedral]] entrance detail by Andrea Aleksi]]
'''Andrea Nikollë Aleksi''' (1425–1505), also known as '''Andrea Alessi''' or '''Andrija Aleši''', was an [[Albania]]n [[architect]], [[Painting|painter]] and [[sculptor]] and considered one of the most prestigious artists of the [[Dalmatia]]n [[Renaissance]] period.
'''Andrea Alessi''' ({{langx|sq|Andrea Nikollë Aleksi}}, {{langx|hr|Andrija Aleši}}, {{Circa|1425}} – 1504/05) was a [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] architect and sculptor, considered one of the most distinguished artists of [[Dalmatia]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Harvard Slavic Studies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RVphAAAAMAAJ|year=1957|publisher=Harvard University Press|quote=
Marulic is listed as examinator in 1478 and again in 1479, when one of the most distinguished sculptors and architects of Dalmatia. Andrea Alessi, appeared before him as a witness.}}</ref>


{{Infobox person
He moved to [[Split (city)|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. Aleksi 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 Blessed John of [[Trogir]]'' in 1468.
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Just like [[Cathedral of St. James, Šibenik|Cathedral of St. James]] in [[Šibenik]], it was composed out of large stone blocks with extreme precision. It 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 [[putto]]s 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 Aleksi), amongst them are putties, circular windows encircled with fruit garland, and a relief of [[Nativity of Jesus in art|Nativity]]. All is ceiled with [[coffered ceiling]] with image of God in the middle and 96 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.
| birth_date = {{circa|1425}}
| birth_place = [[Durazzo]], [[Venetian Albania|Albania]], [[Venetian Republic]] (now [[Durrës]], [[Albania]])
| death_date = 1504 or 1505 (aged about 80)
| death_place = [[Split, Croatia|Split]], [[Venetian Dalmatia|Dalmatia]], [[Venetian Republic]] (now [[Split, Croatia|Split]], [[Croatia]])
| occupation = Architect, sculptor, artist
| notable_works = The Baptistry of Trogir
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== Life ==
Andrea is best known for his merchant statues in [[Ancona]], [[Italy]], and his 1454 mural paintings in a church on [[Arabe]] island of Dalmatia particularly ''The Baptistry of Trogir".
Andrea Alessi was born around 1425 in the city of [[Durrës|Durazzo]] in [[Venetian Albania]] (modern day Durrës, Albania) and may have been of local Albanian origin rather than Italian.<ref name="Gallery">{{cite book|author=Walker Art Gallery|title=Annual Report and Bulletin of the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-W0rAAAAIAAJ|quote=Andrea Alessi, architect and sculptor, was a native of Durazzo in Albania and possibly of local rather than Italian origin.}}</ref> Other sources say he was of Italian origin.<ref name="The World and Its Peoples">{{cite book|publisher=Greystone Press, 1965|title=The World and Its Peoples: Yugoslavia, Rumania, Bulgaria, Albania|date=1965 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ab5BAAAAIAAJ|quote=Another Italian was Andrea Alessi, from Durres in modern Albania, who introduced the use of fluted pilasters...}}</ref> He moved to the city of [[Split, Croatia|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 (town)|Rab]], [[Trogir]], [[Ancona]], and the [[Tremiti Islands]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Luka Mjeda - ANDREA ALESSI |url=https://hfc.hr/news/28_Luka-Mjeda---ANDREA-ALESSI.html |website=Hrvatski Fotografski Centar}}</ref>
He signed the Trogir Baptistery in 1467 with: ''ANDREAS ALEXIUS DURRACHINUS OPIFEX MCCCCXII'' (Andreas Alexius, artisan from Durrës, 1462).


He died in Split in either 1504 or 1505 and was buried Durrës.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Zeneli |first1=Fidan |last2=Qerimi |first2=Muhmet |date=2023-07-13 |title=The development of Albanian art during the Middle Age |url=https://journals.ap2.pt/index.php/sauc/article/view/687 |journal=Street Art and Urban Creativity |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=6–9 |via=ap2.pt}}</ref>[[File:Trogir cathedral entrance detail 016.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Trogir Cathedral]] entrance detail by Andrea Alessi]]
He died in [[Durrës]] in 1505.


==See also==
== Career ==
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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 [[James the Great|Saint James]] in Dalmatia, the Chapel of was composed out of large stone blocks with extreme precision. It 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 [[putto]]s 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 a relief of [[Nativity of Jesus in art|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.<ref name=":0" />
*[[List of Albanian painters]]

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 the Trogir Baptistery in 1467 with: ''ANDREAS ALEXIUS DURRACHINUS OPIFEX MCCCCXII'' (Andreas Alexius, artisan from Durrës, 1462).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Baptism of Christ |url=https://www.christianiconography.info/Edited%20in%202013/Croatia%202012/baptismJesusTrogir.html |website=christianiconography.info}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.posta.hr/main.aspx?id=193&idmarke=503 Biography] at the [[Croatian Post]] stamp collection web site
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120404142932/http://www.posta.hr/main.aspx?id=193&idmarke=503 Biography] at the [[Croatian Post]] stamp collection web site

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Latest revision as of 23:50, 24 November 2024

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.[1]

Andrea Alessi
Bornc. 1425
Durazzo, Albania, Venetian Republic (now Durrës, Albania)
Died1504 or 1505 (aged about 80)
Split, Dalmatia, Venetian Republic (now Split, Croatia)
Occupation(s)Architect, sculptor, artist
Notable workThe Baptistry of Trogir

Life

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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.[2] Other sources say he was of Italian origin.[3] 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 the Tremiti Islands.[4]

He died in Split in either 1504 or 1505 and was buried Durrës.[5]

Trogir Cathedral entrance detail by Andrea Alessi

Career

[edit]

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 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 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.[5]

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 the Trogir Baptistery in 1467 with: ANDREAS ALEXIUS DURRACHINUS OPIFEX MCCCCXII (Andreas Alexius, artisan from Durrës, 1462).[6]

References

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  1. ^ Harvard Slavic Studies. Harvard University Press. 1957. Marulic is listed as examinator in 1478 and again in 1479, when one of the most distinguished sculptors and architects of Dalmatia. Andrea Alessi, appeared before him as a witness.
  2. ^ The World and Its Peoples: Yugoslavia, Rumania, Bulgaria, Albania. Greystone Press, 1965. 1965. Another Italian was Andrea Alessi, from Durres in modern Albania, who introduced the use of fluted pilasters...
  3. ^ "Luka Mjeda - ANDREA ALESSI". Hrvatski Fotografski Centar.
  4. ^ a b Zeneli, Fidan; Qerimi, Muhmet (2023-07-13). "The development of Albanian art during the Middle Age". Street Art and Urban Creativity. 9 (1): 6–9 – via ap2.pt.
  5. ^ "The Baptism of Christ". christianiconography.info.
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