Alberto Cicerone

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Alberto Cicerone
Born (1966-08-14) 14 August 1966 (age 59)
Avezzano, Italy
OccupationArchitect

Alberto Cicerone (born 14 August 1966) is an Italian architect and artist. Some of his works are placed in the Sistine Chapel.[1]

Biography

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Baptismal font and candelabra for Paschal candle in Sistine Chapel

After graduating in Architecture from the D'Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara, Cicerone obtained a master's degree in Sacred Architecture, Sacred Art and Liturgy from the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, in European University of Rome.[2]

Throughout his career as a designer, decorator, fresco painter, restorer, graphic artist and interior designer, Cicerone has specialized in sacred art, conceiving and designing numerous works for places of worship, which he has then realized together with his collaborators. In 2012, under commission from The Most Reverend Guido Marini, Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, and to mark the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo’s frescoed ceiling, he designed and created the baptismal font of the Sistine Chapel: a bronze olive tree whose roots cling to a silver rock[1][3] and whose branches hold a golden sphere, symbolizing the rising sun.[1][4] The font was used by Pope Benedict XVI on 8 January 2012 during the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.[5] Cicerone thus became the first contemporary artist to design and realize a commissioned artwork for the Sistine Chapel.[6]

Shortly afterwards, he conceived and produced the Paschal candle stand for the same place.[7] In 2015, he designed and created the ambo for the Sistine Chapel, inaugurated by Pope Francis in January of that year.[2] The conception and creation of these three works were later illustrated and documented in a volume introduced by Vittorio Sgarbi.[8]

Two years later, he designed and produced new liturgical furnishings for the presbytery of the Basilica del Volto Santo in Manoppello where the Manoppello Image is kept[9]

He is also the author of the large fresco in the baptistery of the new Parrocchia di San Giuseppe Artigiano in Avezzano. For the same city, between 2020 and 2024, he created the elements of the presbytery of the Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew[10] and the installation Fragmenta lacus, dedicated to Fucino Lake and to the victims of road accidents.[11]

Main works

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  • Baptismal font for the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, 2012[8]
  • Paschal candle stand for the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, 2013[8]
  • Pictorial works on the facade of Liceo Classico Torlonia, Avezzano, 2014[12]
  • Ambo for the Sistine Chapel, Vatican City, 2015[8]
  • Paschal candle stand, ambo and seat for the Basilica del Volto Santo, Manoppello, 2016[9]
  • Piazza Regina Margherita, Aielli, 2018[13]
  • Mural and Albero Cosmico, Aielli, 2018[14]
  • Piazza Risorgimento, Aielli Stazione, 2021[15]
  • Altar, Paschal candle stand, ambo, cathedra and seat for the liturgical adaptation of the Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew, Avezzano, 2022[10]
  • Altar, ambo, Paschal candle stand, cathedra and seat for the liturgical adaptation of the Cathedral of Saint Cetteus, Pescara, 2024[16]
  • Fragmenta lacus – fragments of the lake, Avezzano, 2024[11]
  • Sculpture "Anna Luce" Award, Christmas Concert, Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew, Avezzano[17]

Major awards

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  • Cesare Paris Prize, XXIV edition, 2015[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Andrea Tornielli (10 January 2012). "Il papà torinese del fonte battesimale della cappella sistina". La Stampa (in Italian).
  2. ^ a b "Alberto Cicerone espone alla Pro Loco". Info Media News (in Italian). 26 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Il nuovo fonte battesimale nella Cappella Sistina dedicato a Papa Benedetto XVI". MiL (in Italian). 8 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Il fonte battesimale della Cappella Sistina". Michelangelo Buonarroti è tornato (in Italian). 9 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Il Papa battezza 16 bambini nella Cappella Sistina". Oggi (in Italian). 9 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Un tocco di Marsica nella Cappella Sistina". Il Centro (in Italian). 31 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Architetto avezzanese realizza il candelabro per il pontefice". Il Centro (in Italian). 13 January 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d "Il tuo volto io cerco. Ambone, Fonte battesimale, Candelabro pasquale ideati e realizzati per la Cappella Sistina" (PDF). Fondazione Pescarabruzzo - Ianeri edizioni (in Italian). 2015–2016.
  9. ^ a b "Nuovi arredi liturgici per Volto Santo finanziati da Fondazione Pescarabruzzo per Altare Maggiore" (PDF). Fondazione Pescarabruzzo - ANSA (in Italian). 23 February 2017.
  10. ^ a b Alice Pagliaroli (11 June 2022). "Adeguamento liturgico della Cattedrale dei Marsi: la firma di Alberto Cicerone, il deus ex machina entrato sui libri di storia dell'arte". AZ Informa (in Italian).
  11. ^ a b Federica Di Marzio (26 November 2024). "Un'opera per le vittime della strada e il Fucino". Il Centro (in Italian).
  12. ^ "Le opere pittoriche dell'architetto Alberto Cicerone al Torlonia". Avezzano Informa (in Italian). 28 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Aielli, riqualificata Piazza Regina Margherita". Terre Marsicane (in Italian). 22 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Alberto Cicerone. Albero Cosmico". Street Art Cities. 31 December 2017.
  15. ^ Federico Falcone (15 March 2021). "Al via il restyling di Aielli stazione, Di Natale: una piazza diversa da cui partirà il Cammino delle Stelle". AZ Informa (in Italian).
  16. ^ Davide De Amicis (20 December 2024). "Nuovo altare in Cattedrale: Bello e adeguato per l'Eucaristia, espressione di sinodalità". La Porzione (in Italian).
  17. ^ Federico Falcone (7 December 2017). "Massimo Ranieri ad Avezzano per il Concerto di Natale. Attesa per l'artista napoletano". Abruzzo Live (in Italian).
  18. ^ "Premio Paris all'architetto Cicerone". Il Centro (in Italian). 7 June 2015.
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