Italian sculptor. He was one of the outstanding sculptors in
Rome in the early 17th century, and his work, together with that
of such sculptors as Pietro Bernini, Nicolas Cordier, Camillo
Mariani and Francesco Mochi, is generally considered to mark a
transition from the late Renaissance (or Mannerist) style to the
early Baroque. He has long been considered a Lombard, but Donati
(1945) questioned his northern origins on the basis of his death
certificate, which gives Palestrina (30 km from Rome) as his
place of birth. Pressouyre (1984) published the marriage
contract drawn up between the sculptor and his second wife,
Lucrezia Pennina, on 24 October 1611, which refers to both
Maderno and his father as Roman, and drew attention to the
artist’s signature on his relief of Rudolf II of Hungary
Attacking the Turks (1613–15) on the tomb of Paul V
in S Maria Maggiore
Stefano Maderno.
The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia
1600
Marble, length 130 cm
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome
Stefano Maderno.
The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia
1600
Marble, length 130 cm
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome
Stefano Maderno.
Saint Cecilia
1600
Marble, length 130 cm
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome
