Andrea Vaccaro
Andrea Vaccaro was a painter (1604–1670). He was born at Naples.
Also recorded as Andrea Baccaro; Andrea Vacaro; Andrea Vaccari; Andrea Vaccharo; Andrea Vacario; A. Vaccaro.
Andrea Vaccaro in brief
- Born
- 1604
- Died
- 1670
- Known for
- painter
- Place of birth
- Naples
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Andrea Baccaro, Andrea Vacaro, Andrea Vaccari, Andrea Vaccharo and Andrea Vacario.
One child is recorded: Nicola Vaccaro.
Recognition and collections
Work by Andrea Vaccaro is held by Museo del Prado, Art Institute of Chicago, J. Paul Getty Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Identity
What the record establishes about Andrea Vaccaro.
Auertimenti nelle compositioni de' medicamenti per vso della spetiaria. Con vna diligente esaminatione di molti simplici, tratta da piu degni auttori antichi & moderni. Et due tauole vtilissime per comodita di lettori nuoumente dati in luce, da Giorgio Melichio augustano, spetiale allo Struzzo in Vinetia / [Georg Melich]. is dated 1575 and held by Wellcome Collection. Christ appearing to the apostle Thomas holds his wrist and invites him to touch the wound in his side. Stipple engraving by B. Smith, 1826, after G.A. Galli, il Spadarino. is dated May 1826 and held by Wellcome Collection. Dilucidazioni fisico-mediche tendenti a richiamare la medicina pratica alla preziosa purità in cui ce la lascio il grande Ippocrate / [Dionisio Andrea Sancassani]. is dated 1731-1738 and held by Wellcome Collection. Raguel's Blessing of her Daughter Sarah before Leaving Ecbatana with Tobias is dated 1640 and held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (inventory 011523-000). The rest on the return from Egypt, after Barocci is dated ca. 1620–70 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 62.602.378). The Doubt of Saint Thomas is dated 1630 and held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/994c31a038401089776872af1d746b7b.
Saint Sebastian Being Found by Irene and her Maid is dated 1637 and held by Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (inventory 521). Archangel Michael fights against the Fallen Angel is catalogued and held by National Gallery Prague (inventory O 14451). Jonah Preaching to the People of Ninevah is dated 1650 and held by Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla (inventory CE0662P). Tobias Meets the Archangel Raphael is dated 1640 and held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (inventory 024177-000). Head of Saint John the Baptist is dated 1640 and held by Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg (inventory 44.2009.3.1). The Infant Christ with the Infant Saint John the Baptist is catalogued and held by Bowes Museum (inventory B.M.57).
Tobias Heals his Blind Father is dated 1640 and held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (inventory 011541-000). King Midas is dated 1670 and held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/1f4c5070f056d8e5f775cee455fe521e. Mother of god and St. Michael with the balance is dated 1623 and held by Führermuseum (inventory 3605). Prometheus and Mercury is dated c. 1720 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1950.1601). Tobias and the Fish is dated 1640 and held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (inventory 011522-000). The Virgin intercedes for the Souls in Purgatory is dated 1660 and held by Diocesan Museum of Naples.
Adoration of the Magi is dated 1650 and held by Art Gallery of New South Wales (inventory 180.1997). The ascension of Saint Gennaro is dated 1635 and held by Museo del Prado (inventory P000469). The Lamentation is dated 1652 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1970.1013). David with the Head of Goliath is dated 1635 and held by Los Angeles County Museum of Art. St. Jerome is catalogued and held by Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (inventory 43.7).
Works and catalogued output
What Andrea Vaccaro produced.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 1 work under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 3 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 40 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 3 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 5 works under this heading.
Holdings and surviving copies
Generic absoluteness and boolean names for elements of a Polish space (2016) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Obstructions to lifting abelian subalgebras of corona algebras (2016) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
Catalogued works
37 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1620 to 1670.
St. Jerome, held by Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, inventory 43.7. The Lamentation, dated 1652, held by Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1970.1013. Adoration of the Magi, dated 1650, held by Art Gallery of New South Wales, inventory 180.1997. Tobias Heals his Blind Father, dated 1640, held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, inventory 011541-000. Tobias Meets the Archangel Raphael, dated 1640, held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, inventory 024177-000. Tobias and the Fish, dated 1640, held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, inventory 011522-000. Saint Agatha, dated 1635, held by Museo del Prado, inventory P000467. The ascension of Saint Gennaro, dated 1635, held by Museo del Prado, inventory P000469. The Raising of Lazarus, dated 1640, held by Q1117704, inventory 57.209. Raguel's Blessing of her Daughter Sarah before Leaving Ecbatana with Tobias, dated 1640, held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, inventory 011523-000. Repentant Mary Magdalene, dated 1650, held by Hermitage Museum, inventory ГЭ-1460. Saint Cecilia, dated 1642, held by Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, inventory 5894. Saint Sebastian Being Found by Irene and her Maid, dated 1637, held by Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, inventory 521. David with the Head of Goliath, dated 1635, held by Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Martyrdom of St Agatha, dated 1637, held by Musée Fabre, inventory 2013.16.1. Head of Saint John the Baptist, dated 1640, held by Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg, inventory 44.2009.3.1. King Midas, dated 1670, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/1f4c5070f056d8e5f775cee455fe521e. The Doubt of Saint Thomas, dated 1630, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/994c31a038401089776872af1d746b7b. Saint Mary Magdalen, held by Fogg Museum, inventory 1945.30. Massacre of the innocents. Mother of god and St. Michael with the balance, dated 1623, held by Führermuseum, inventory 3605. Jonah Preaching to the People of Ninevah, dated 1650, held by Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla, inventory CE0662P. Archangel Michael fights against the Fallen Angel, held by National Gallery Prague, inventory O 14451. The Adoration of the Kings, dated 1637, held by Kenwood House, inventory 88003021. The Infant Christ with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, held by Bowes Museum, inventory B.M.57. Magdalen, held by Perth Art Gallery, inventory 1/222. Judith with the head of Holofernese, dated 1630. Penitent Mary Magdalene, dated 1650, held by National Museum in Warsaw. The Virgin intercedes for the Souls in Purgatory, dated 1660, held by Diocesan Museum of Naples. Mary Magdalene, dated 1650, held by Museu Nacional de Belas Artes. The Triumph of David, dated 1650, held by Museum of Art and History Geneva. Guida ai narratori italiani del fantastico. How States Respond to Crisis. Fragile Aid. L'ultimo esorcismo. La linea obliqua. The rest on the return from Egypt, after Barocci, dated ca. 1620–70, engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 62.602.378.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 10 named public collections.
Museo del Prado: 13 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q1117704: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Führermuseum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Munich Central Collecting Point: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Mauerbach collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museo di Capodimonte: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Vaccaro, Andrea, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Vaccaro, Andrea, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Vaccaro, Andrea, Painting of the Golden Age, 1993. A propósito de una obra inédita de Andrea Vaccaro y la demanda de pintura religiosa en La Mancha oriental, Boletín de Arte, 2022. Un artista cortesano en la Barcelona de Carlos III de Austria: apuntes prosopográficos sobre Andrea Vaccaro II, Archivo Español de Arte, 2016.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 11 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
The field of work recorded is painting. The authority associates the name with Baroque.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Naples.
Works named in the authority record are The Penitent Saint Peter.
Work by Andrea Vaccaro is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, Art Institute of Chicago, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Musée Fabre.
Chronology
- 1604Andrea Vaccaro born at Naples.
- 1604Andrea Vaccaro was born in 1604 at Naples.
- 1620The rest on the return from Egypt, after Barocci (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1620The rest on the return from Egypt, after Barocci is dated ca. 1620–70 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 62.602.378).
- 1623Mother of god and St. Michael with the balance is dated 1623 and held by Führermuseum (inventory 3605).
- 1630The Doubt of Saint Thomas is dated 1630 and held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/994c31a038401089776872af1d746b7b.
- 1635The ascension of Saint Gennaro is dated 1635 and held by Museo del Prado (inventory P000469).
- 1635David with the Head of Goliath is dated 1635 and held by Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
- 1637Saint Sebastian Being Found by Irene and her Maid is dated 1637 and held by Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (inventory 521).
- 1640Raguel's Blessing of her Daughter Sarah before Leaving Ecbatana with Tobias is dated 1640 and held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (inventory 011523-000).
- 1640Tobias Meets the Archangel Raphael is dated 1640 and held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (inventory 024177-000).
- 1640Head of Saint John the Baptist is dated 1640 and held by Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg (inventory 44.2009.3.1).
- 1640Tobias Heals his Blind Father is dated 1640 and held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (inventory 011541-000).
- 1640Tobias and the Fish is dated 1640 and held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (inventory 011522-000).
- 1640Tobias Heals his Blind Father (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya).
- 1640Tobias Meets the Archangel Raphael (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya).
- 1640Tobias and the Fish (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya).
- 1650Jonah Preaching to the People of Ninevah is dated 1650 and held by Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla (inventory CE0662P).
- 1650Adoration of the Magi is dated 1650 and held by Art Gallery of New South Wales (inventory 180.1997).
- 1650Adoration of the Magi (Art Gallery of New South Wales).
- 1652The Lamentation (The Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1652The Lamentation is dated 1652 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1970.1013).
- 1652The Lamentation (Art Institute of Chicago).
- 1660The Virgin intercedes for the Souls in Purgatory is dated 1660 and held by Diocesan Museum of Naples.
- 1670Andrea Vaccaro died at Naples.
- 1670King Midas is dated 1670 and held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/1f4c5070f056d8e5f775cee455fe521e.
- 1670Andrea Vaccaro died in 1670 at Naples.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
A propósito de una obra inédita de Andrea Vaccaro y la demanda de pintura religiosa en La Mancha oriental, Boletín de Arte, 2022
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Open Library author record for Andrea Vaccaro (Internet Archive), 4 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 3.
Two Matriarchs, One Well: The Misinterpretation of Rebekah and Rachel 17th Century Neapolitan Painting. The Cases of Luca Giordano and Andrea Vaccaro, BSAA arte, 2025
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
Vaccaro, Andrea, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
- 6.
Vaccaro, Andrea, Painting of the Golden Age, 1993
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 7.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 6 articles naming Andrea Vaccaro.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 8.
Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Andrea Vaccaro as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 9.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Andrea Vaccaro.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 10.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record associated with Andrea Vaccaro (1 object).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Consult the source - 11.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 3 works naming Andrea Vaccaro.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 12.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q2707224: Andrea Vaccaro
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 13.
“Andrea Vaccaro”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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