Giovan Battista Comencini (1849-1924), an architect of Udine origin, after having spent the firstyears of his professional activity in Rome, arrived in Naples in 1884 following the Venetian Society forenterprises and public buildings. Appreciated initially for the strong technical skills, since the firstrealizations, while showing continuity with the local building production late nineteenth century, showed afull openness towards the new tendencies of Art Nouveau that were becoming established throughout thebeautiful country. In 1901, already professionally mature, he realized the decorative project of the interior ofthe house in Chiaia of the Count de Vito Piscicelli Taeggi. The decorative design of the house enriches theregister of the rich production of the architect who, for over thirty years, was very active in the Neapolitancapital Comencini, considered by critics among the first to introduce the floral language in Naples, movedtowards the new horizons of decorative arts and became in fact the cultural reference of the artistic worldthat was becoming established through the new ways proposed with the contribution of applied arts. Of theworks of the architect, ascribable to the flow of floral made before 1910 (period after which a differentfigurative address is recorded in his production).The decorative design of the De Vito piscitelli Taeggi houseis a successful test of modernity. In light of the discovery of an original documentary iconographic repertoireof the harmonious design of the aristocratic residence, is possible to appreciate the more minute decorativedetails inspired by floral motifs made with an individual and refined imprint.
Giovan Battista Comencini (1849-1924), architetto di origine udinese, dopo aver svolto i primianni della sua attività professionale a Roma, giunse a Napoli nel 1884 al seguito della Società Veneta perimprese e costruzioni pubbliche. Apprezzato sin dalle prime realizzazioni per le spiccate competenzetecniche, pur avendo mostrato continuità con la produzione edilizia locale tardo ottocentesca, diede prova diuna piena apertura verso le tendenze del liberty, che si andavano affermando in tutto il belpaese. Nel 1901,ormai professionalmente maturo, realizzò il progetto decorativo degli interni della casa del Conte de VitoPiscicelli Taeggi, nel quartiere Chiaia a Napoli. Il progetto dell'abitazione va ad arricchire il regesto dellasua ricca produzione; Comencini, infatti, per oltre un trentennio, fu molto attivo nella capitale partenopea.Considerato dalla critica tra i primi ad introdurre a Napoli il linguaggio floreale, si mosse verso i nuoviorizzonti delle arti decorative, diventando il referente culturale di quel mondo artistico che si andavaaffermando con il contributo delle arti applicate. Delle opere dell'architetto, ascrivibili alla corrente delfloreale e realizzate prima del 1910 (periodo dopo il quale si registra nella sua produzione un diversoindirizzo figurativo), il progetto decorativo della casa De Vito Piscitelli Taeggi è da considerarsi una provadi modernità ben riuscita. Alla luce del ritrovamento di un inedito repertorio documentario iconografico delprogetto, è possibile apprezzarne i più minuti dettagli decorativi, l'ispirazione dei motivi floreali, il trattoindividuale e raffinato.
Decorazioni d'interni a napoli in stile liberty, e il progetto di Giovan Battista Comencini di Casa De Vito Piscicelli Taeggi
Barbara Bertoli
2021
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Giovan Battista Comencini (1849-1924), an architect of Udine origin, after having spent the firstyears of his professional activity in Rome, arrived in Naples in 1884 following the Venetian Society forenterprises and public buildings. Appreciated initially for the strong technical skills, since the firstrealizations, while showing continuity with the local building production late nineteenth century, showed afull openness towards the new tendencies of Art Nouveau that were becoming established throughout thebeautiful country. In 1901, already professionally mature, he realized the decorative project of the interior ofthe house in Chiaia of the Count de Vito Piscicelli Taeggi. The decorative design of the house enriches theregister of the rich production of the architect who, for over thirty years, was very active in the Neapolitancapital Comencini, considered by critics among the first to introduce the floral language in Naples, movedtowards the new horizons of decorative arts and became in fact the cultural reference of the artistic worldthat was becoming established through the new ways proposed with the contribution of applied arts. Of theworks of the architect, ascribable to the flow of floral made before 1910 (period after which a differentfigurative address is recorded in his production).The decorative design of the De Vito piscitelli Taeggi houseis a successful test of modernity. In light of the discovery of an original documentary iconographic repertoireof the harmonious design of the aristocratic residence, is possible to appreciate the more minute decorativedetails inspired by floral motifs made with an individual and refined imprint.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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