Vincenzo Foppa of Brescia, founder of the Lombard school, his life ...
Vincenzo Foppa of Brescia, founder of the Lombard school, his life ... Vincenzo Foppa of Brescia, founder of the Lombard school, his life ...
298 VINCENZO FOPPA primorum sex mensium presentis locacionis, etc., et inde, etc. Presentibus Augustino de Campixe filio domini Antonii, magistro Johanne de Abiate filio quondam magistri Petri et Michaelle de Varzio giapuzio filio quondam Bernardi, habitatoribus Papie, inde testibus. Arch. Not. Pavia, Chap. Ill, p. 77. Atti di Guiniforte Strazzapatti. ig. (i) Vincenzo Foppa agrees to paint the Chapel of St. John Baptist at Genoa and receives, as earnest money, forty ducats, which he binds himself to repay in case of non-fulfilment of contract. July 12, 1471, Genoa. Vincentius de Fopa de Brisia, pictor, qui promisit pingere capellam Sancti Johannis Baptiste, juxta compositionem captam vigore instrumenti hodie confecti manu Philippi de Bonaver, et cui debent mutuari ducatos quadraginta, promisit mihi notario stipulanti restituere dictos ducatos quadraginta casu quo non adimpleret contenta in dicto instrumento, sub, etc. 1471, die xii Julii. Manuale de' Decreti, Arch, di S. Giorgio, Genova, 1471-74. Belgrano, Arte in Italia, Vol. I, p. 72, 1869. Aliz., I, 356,357. (2) Receipt by Vincenzo Foppa for 10 ducats for the above work. 6 November, 1471, Genoa. Ego Magister Vincentius de Fopa, pictor, confiteor recepisse a domino Petro Paulo de Marinis, solvente domino Petro Frevante,^ die 6 novembris, ducatos decem sive lib. 27 et sol. 10. Manuale, etc., Aliz., 1, 357. Chap, ni, p. 78. 20. Letter of Bartolomeo Gadio to Simonetta the Ducal Secretary stating that he is sending Vincenzo (Foppa) and his colleagues to lay before the Duke designs for painting the Ancona and the ceiling of the Chapel in the Castle of Pavia. June 8, 1474, Milan. Magnifico Messere . . . . . . Ceterum, mando dal nostro illustrissimo Signore Magistri Vincentio, Zaneto et Bonifatio da Cremona, depinctori, con el dessigno della truina della Capella li e del anchona per chiarirse con Soa Signoria in che modo se ha a depingere et ornare lanchona et la capella, secondo che per 1' alligata gli scrivo. Pertanto prego Vostra Magnificentia li volia mettere nanti a Soa Excellentia, et poy me faza avisare della ' of St. The Prior of the Confraternity of St. John Baptist and also one of the Syndics of the Bank George at Genoa.
APPENDIX II, A 299 deliberatione che quella havera facta et cosi quali depinctori vora se togliano a depingerla, che eseguiro quanto intenda essere de mente de Soa Signoria. . , . Me recomando, etc. Eiusdem Vestre Magnificentie servitor, Mediolani, die 8 Junii, ,474. Arch, di Stato Milano, Autografi, Ingegneri Architetti, B. Gadio. Magenta, II, No. 377, p. 366. Chap. IV, p. 98. Bertholomeus de Cremona. I am sending to the Duke our illustrious lord, Masters Vincenzo, Zanetto and Bonifazio da Cremona the painters, with the design for the ceiling of the Chapel there, and for the ancona, in order to come to a clear understanding with his Highness as to how the Chapel and the ancona are to be painted and decorated, as I am informing the Duke in the enclosed letter. Therefore I beg your Worship to introduce them into the presence of his Excellency and then to communicate to me the Duke's decision, informing me also which painters he desires to employ so that I may act according to the wish of his Highness. . . . Your servant, etc., Milan, June 8, 1474. Bartolomeo DA Cremona. 21. Bartolomeo Gadio to the Duke, relating to the painting of the Chapel and the Ancona of Pavia. Ill""' et excell. Sig. mio. June 8, 1474. Milan. Laltro di mandai li a Pavia magistri Vincentio, Bonifatio da Cremona et Jacobino Vicemala depinctori per videre quella anchona et la Capella per fare li dessigni et le previxione della spexa va ad ornarle et depingerle. Quali hano facto dicti dessigni et previxione, cioe il dessigno de 1' anchona in duy modi : 1' uno d' oro et 1' altro de biacha bornita, perfilata d' oro, con uno architrave per caduno quadro de dicta anchona, quale se havera a fare d' oro o vero de biacha come se ornara 1' anchona, del quale architrave sive architravi non fu mai facto alchuna previxione ne parlato se non mo, che li depinctori dicono che I'anchona non staria ben senza essi architravi. Delia truina della Cappella hano facto el dessigno in uno sollo modo, cioe de azzurro con una colombina nel ragio ; della quale truina similmente may non fu parlato ne facto previxione ; pur intendo che altramente non staria bene. Sicche, adcioche la Vostra 111'"* Sig"* possa determinare et deliberare quale modo delli dicti duy se habia a servare et depingere et ornare la dicta anchona, mando da quella magistri Vincentio, Zanetto et Bonifatio depinctori ut supra, con li dicti dessigni. Ma ad cio che V. Excellentia intenda la spexa circha che andara a fare ornare et depingere le dicte anchona et truina, avisola prima, che volendo ornare 1' anchona d' oro secondo il dessigno, gli andera de spexa secondo la dicta previxione^ . . . computati li 200 Sancti che se li hano a pingere et r ornamento delle 200 capsette, circa ducati 1506 q. i . . . a fare li architravi d' oro et la truina como sta nel dessigno andara' . . . circa ducati 662 omnibus computatis. Volendo mo fare la dicta anchona ne 1' altro modo, cioe de biacha bornita et perfilata d' oro, gli andara circa ducati 1175, et a fare li architravi pur de biacha bornita et 1 Now illegible in the original.
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298 VINCENZO FOPPA<br />
primorum sex mensium presentis locacionis, etc., et inde, etc. Presentibus Augustino<br />
de Campixe filio domini Antonii, magistro Johanne de Abiate filio quondam magistri<br />
Petri et Michaelle de Varzio giapuzio filio quondam Bernardi, habitatoribus Papie,<br />
inde testibus.<br />
Arch. Not. Pavia,<br />
Chap. Ill, p. 77.<br />
Atti di Guiniforte Strazzapatti.<br />
ig.<br />
(i) <strong>Vincenzo</strong> <strong>Foppa</strong> agrees to paint <strong>the</strong> Chapel <strong>of</strong> St. John Baptist at Genoa and<br />
receives, as earnest money, forty ducats, which he binds himself to repay in case <strong>of</strong><br />
non-fulfilment <strong>of</strong> contract.<br />
July 12, 1471, Genoa.<br />
Vincentius de Fopa de Brisia, pictor, qui promisit pingere capellam Sancti Johannis<br />
Baptiste, juxta compositionem captam vigore instrumenti hodie confecti manu Philippi<br />
de Bonaver, et cui debent mutuari ducatos quadraginta, promisit mihi notario stipulanti<br />
restituere dictos ducatos quadraginta casu quo non adimpleret contenta in dicto instrumento,<br />
sub, etc.<br />
1471, die xii Julii.<br />
Manuale de' Decreti, Arch, di S. Giorgio, Genova, 1471-74.<br />
Belgrano, Arte in Italia, Vol. I, p. 72, 1869.<br />
Aliz., I, 356,357.<br />
(2) Receipt by <strong>Vincenzo</strong> <strong>Foppa</strong> for 10 ducats for <strong>the</strong> above work.<br />
6 November, 1471, Genoa.<br />
Ego Magister Vincentius de Fopa, pictor, confiteor recepisse a domino Petro Paulo<br />
de Marinis, solvente domino Petro Frevante,^ die 6 novembris, ducatos decem sive lib.<br />
27 et sol. 10.<br />
Manuale, etc., Aliz., 1, 357.<br />
Chap, ni, p. 78.<br />
20. Letter <strong>of</strong> Bartolomeo Gadio to Simonetta <strong>the</strong> Ducal Secretary stating that he<br />
is sending <strong>Vincenzo</strong> (<strong>Foppa</strong>) and <strong>his</strong> colleagues to lay before <strong>the</strong> Duke designs for<br />
painting <strong>the</strong> Ancona and <strong>the</strong> ceiling <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Chapel in <strong>the</strong> Castle <strong>of</strong> Pavia.<br />
June 8,<br />
1474, Milan.<br />
Magnifico Messere . . .<br />
. . . Ceterum, mando dal nostro illustrissimo Signore Magistri Vincentio,<br />
Zaneto et Bonifatio da Cremona, depinctori, con el dessigno della truina della Capella li<br />
e del anchona per chiarirse con Soa Signoria in che modo se ha a depingere et ornare<br />
lanchona et la capella, secondo che per 1' alligata gli scrivo. Pertanto prego Vostra<br />
Magnificentia li volia mettere nanti a Soa Excellentia, et poy me faza avisare della<br />
'<br />
<strong>of</strong> St.<br />
The Prior <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Confraternity <strong>of</strong> St. John Baptist and also one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Syndics <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Bank<br />
George at Genoa.
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