Ercole dell'Abate ordell'Abbate (1573–1613) was an Italianmannerist painter in his nativeModena. In English, his name is sometimes given asErcole Abbate,Abate orAbati.
The eldest son of Giulio Camillo dell' Abbate, and grandson ofNiccolo, Ercole was born atModena about the year 1563. His father, Pietro Paolo, was also a painter. Ercole's first works date from 1596. He possessed an extraordinary genius for the arts, which he disgraced by the depravity and intemperance of his conduct. Like most artists of that character, his works were the productions of negligence and haste. He painted, in concurrence withBartolommeo Schedone, some pictures representing scenes in the Life of Hercules, in theCouncil-hall at Modena. He is said to have followed the style of his great-uncle,Niccolò dell'Abbate (died 1571).[1]
In 1604 - 1608, he contributed to the decoration of the Sala del Consiglio of Modena. He painted aSt Francis of Assisi shown clear water ampule by an Angel for a room in the Palazzo Comunale, and an Annunciation for the church of the Madonna del Paradiso in Modena. He painted aHoly Martyrs Faustino and Giovita for the church of the same name. He also painted an Annunciation for the church ofSan Pietro, Modena.
He died at Modena. TheGalleria Estense has three works by this artist— an 'Annunciation,' a 'Presentation in the Temple,' and a 'Birth of St. John the Baptist.' A 'Marriage of the Virgin,' in the same gallery, is by some attributed to Ercole dell' Abbate, and by others to his son,Pietro Paolo, the younger.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Bryan, Michael (1886)."Dell' Abbate, Ercole". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.).Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.| International | |
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