Simone de Wobreck
Simone De Wobreck was a 16th-century Flemish painter, whose known works all come from his long period in Sicily.
Life
Born in Haarlem sometime between 1500 and 1550, he arrived in Palermo on Sicily in 1558, summoned by the commission for a now-lost large canvas entitled The Feast in the House of Simon for the monastery of San Martino delle Scale. He was active there for over thirty years, dying in the city between 1587 and 1597.
Works
- 1580, Circumcision of Christ, San Domenico church in the Dominican priory at Castelvetrano.
- 1580 - 1581, Madonna of the Rosary with Saints, painting on panel, originally in San Giacomo dei Militari church, now in the Sala Torre (temporary exhibition) at the Museo diocesano, both in Palermo.
- 1586, Virgin Mary with Saints Agatha, Oliva, Stephen and Bartholomew, painting on panel, Sant'Agata delle Scorruggie alle Mura church, Palermo.[1]
- Undated
- Saint Ursula with Scenes from her Life, collection of the museo diocesano but displayed in the St Ursula Chapel of Santissimo Salvatore, Palermo.[2]
- Adoration of the Magi, San Francesco d'Assisi church, Enna.
- Altarpiece, chiesa del Rosario, Dominican monastery of San Domenico di Guzman, Isnello.
- Christ, Santi Vito e Francesco church, Monreale.
References
- ^ (in Italian) P. 110, Gaspare Palermo, "Guida istruttiva per potersi conoscere ... tutte le magnificenze ... della Città di Palermo" [1], Volume IV, Palermo, Reale Stamperia, 1816.
- ^ (in Italian) P. 243, Gaspare Palermo, "Guida istruttiva per potersi conoscere ... tutte le magnificenze ... della Città di Palermo" [2], Volume III, Palermo, Reale Stamperia, 1816.