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FORMS OF SCULPTING
For different types of 3-D
carving/casting, see:
Stone Sculpture
Granite, limestone, sandstone
and other rock-types.
Marble Sculpture
Pentelic, Carrara, Parian marbles.
Wood Carving
Chip carving, relief carving of
softwoods and hardwoods.
Bronze Sculpture
Lost-wax (cire perdue) casting
method and others.
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Mature Works
The sculpture of St Cecilia firmly established
Maderno's reputation in his time and in 1607 he was elected to the Accademia
di San Luca, the Academy
of Fine Arts in Rome. In the process he became the leading sculptor
of his generation in Rome, working on the dividing line between Mannerism
and Baroque, and rivalled in his prime only by Camillo Mariani. Other
important commissions he carried out include: the marble sculpture of
Prudence for the tomb of Cardinal Alessandrino (Church of Santa
Maria sopra Minerva, Rome); the large scale marble bas-relief of Rudolf
II attacking the Turks for the tomb of Pope Paul V (1608–15,
Church of Santa Maria Maggiore); of less importance is the statue of St.
Charles Borromeo in the church of S. Lorenzo in Damaso; the figure
of St. Peter for the facade of the Palazzo del Quirinale in Rome;
the decorative figures of putti in the Sistine Chapel of Santa Maria Maggiore;
and the reclining figures of Peace and Justice for the altar
at the church of Santa Maria della Pace.
One the few sculptures by Maderno outside
of Italy is the small bronze statuette Hercules and Antaeus (c.
1622–25, Cincinnati Museum of Art). In addition there are a number
of terracotta works by Maderno in the Hermitage, St Petersburg, deriving
from the Venetian collection of Abate Filippo Farsetti which sold them
to Tsar Paul I and Tsar Alexander I of Russia 1800-05. The Hermitage terracottas
include copies of the Laocoon, and the Farnese Hercules.
Last Years
In the 1630's, Count Gaspare Rivaldi, a
regular patron, wanted to reward Stefano and so appointed him to a lucrative
position in the tax office. Unfortunately, Stefano became so involved
with his new job, he stopped working on his art altogether. He died in
Rome in 1636.
Maderno's lasting fame rests firmly on
his St Cecilia statue, but his contemporary fame soon faded with the transition
of Bernini's rising star.
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