SERPOTTA, Giacomo
(b. 1652, Palermo, d. 1732, Palermo)

Putti

1687-96
Stucco
Oratorio di San Lorenzo, Palermo

With the decoration of the Oratory of San Lorenzo in Palermo Serpotta inaugurated that long series of church interiors where he covered the walls with stucco figures, and it is for these decorations that he is famed.

Serpotta was a great master of the putto; playing, laughing, weeping, flying, and tumbling, they accompany every one of his decorations, spreading a cheerful and festive atmosphere.