03 — ARTWORK
Funerary monument to Giuliano Cybo (detail)
- MEDIUM
- Marble, 86 x 121 cm
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 800 × 584 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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In 1530 Giovanni Giacomo della Porta transferred his studio to Genoa, where, from 1532, he collaborated with Niccolò da Corte. The partnership was formalized in 1534, when Giovanni Giacomo, his son Guglielmo and da Corte set up a studio together, and it continued until 1537 when da Corte went to Spain and Guglielmo presumably went to Rome. The most important commissions undertaken by this partnership were the baldacchino in the chapela small separate place for worship, either part of a large church or a separate building. of San Giovanni Battista (1530-32) and the funerary monument to Giuliano Cybo, Bishop of Agrigento (both Genoa CathedralThe principal church of a province or diocese, where the throne of the bishop is placed. For reasons lost to time and tradition, a cathedral always faces west - toward the setting sun. The altar is placed at the east end. The main body, or nave, of the cathedral is usually divided into one main and two side aisles. These lead up to the north and south transepts, or arms of the cross, the shape in which a cathedral is usually formed.).
On the Cybo monument, the reliefA sculptural work in which all or part projects from the flat surface. There are three basic forms: low relief (bas-relief, basso rilievo), in which figures project less than half their depth from the background; medium relief (mezzo-rilievo), in which figures are seen half round; and high relief (alto rilievo), in which figures are almost detached from their background. with Fortitude and Justice can be attributed to Niccolò, and he collaborated also in other parts of the monument.
The picture shows the relief representing Fortitude and Justice.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Funerary monument to Giuliano Cybo (detail) by CORTE, Niccolò da},
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date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/corte-niccol-da-r26ca68b34bfbf1/funerary-monument-to-giuliano-cybo-detail-ra56bd0e71516d0},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
