Death and burial of the painter Jacopo Zoboli (1681-1767)
with historical notes relating to his residence in Rome from 1718 to 1767
archival documents
edited by Maurilio Lovatti
Historical Archive of the Vicariate of Rome
Fondo Arciconfraternita delle Sacre Stimmate di San Francesco di Roma
Libro dei fratelli defunti 1756-1771 (vol. 517, scaff. 143)
dated February 24, 1767 (pag. 1275)
"qui associato il cadavere del fr. Giacomo Zoboli, della Parrocchia di San Nicola in Carcere e portato nella nostra chiesa, esposto e sepolto con cassa" (associated here is the body of Brother Giacomo Zoboli, of the Parish of San Nicola in Carcere and brought to our church, exposed and buried with a coffin)
[A detailed list of funeral expenses follows, including sung Mass, bell ringing, display of the Cross, burial with coffin, etc.]
" il suddetto Fratello lasciò alla nostra chiesa 20 scudi una sola volta, i quali furono consegnati al padre Esattore. " (the aforementioned Brother left 20 scudi to our church only once, which were delivered to the Father Collector)
Historical Archive of the Vicariate of Rome
Fondo Arciconfraternita delle Sacre Stimmate di San Francesco di Roma
Uffici dei fratelli defunti 1759-1784 (vol. 526)
dated February 24, 1767
" in mattina, essendo stato esposto il cadavere del fr. Giacomo Zoboli, ivi gli fu recitato tutto il Santo Uffizio per il medesimo e dispensate le candele date dagli eredi del medesimo. " (In the morning, the body of Brother Giacomo Zoboli having been exposed, the entire Holy Office was recited for him and the candles given by his heirs were dispensed.)
Giacomo Zoboli had joined the Archconfraternity of the Stigmata of Saint Francis, based in the premises annexed to the Church of the Sacred Stigmata of Saint Francis in Rome (address: Largo delle Stimmate 1, 00186 Rome) since August 1718 as shown by:
Historical Archive of the Vicariate of Rome
Fondo Arciconfraternita delle Sacre Stimmate di San Francesco di Roma
Libro dei Fratelli 1674-1734, vol. 100, pag. 239
new Brothers August 1718
" Fr. Giacomo Zoboli, nel palazzo del Signore di Modena " (Fr. Giacomo Zoboli, in the palace of the Lord of Modena)
The palace of the
Lord of Modena was Palazzo Petroni in Piazza del Gesù (renamed
Palazzo Cenci Bolognetti from 1771 - the date of Alessandro Petroni's death),
residence of the ambassador to Rome of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio, where
the painter lived at least from 1718, as evidenced by his registration with
the Archconfraternity (the Este ambassador resided in the palace in Piazza
del Gesù from 1717) and until 1735 (Historical Archive of the Vicariate of
Rome, Parish of San Marco al Campidoglio, Stati delle Anime,
vol. 7-9). The painter's Roman residence between 1712 and 1718 is not
documented, while his workshop, at least from 1727, was in Palazzo
Venezia, hosted by Cardinal Angelo Maria Querini.
From 1738 to 1760 he lived and worked (on the second floor) in the Palazzo
Farnese (Historical Archives of the Vicariate of Rome, Parish of Santa
Caterina della Rota, Stati delle Anime, f. 10, vol. 7-9; Oliver
Michel, L'accademia, in AA. VV. Le Palais Farnese, Ecole
Francaise de Rome, Rome 1981, pp. 567-609), at the time owned by the Bourbons
of Naples: the privilege had been granted to him by the king of Naples Charles
of Bourbon, at the request of Cardinal Neri Maria Corsini
(1685-1770), nephew of Pope Clement XII.
In 1760, having ceased his activity as a painter, he moved to the Savelli
Orsini palace on Via Monte Savello, in the block of the Teatro
Marcello, within the territory of the then parish of San
Nicola in Carcere. In the 18th century, the territory of the parish of
San Nicola bordered to the north by the parishes of San Marco al
Campidoglio and Sant'Angelo in Pescheria, to the west by the
Tiber River, to the south by Santa Maria in Cosmedin, and to the east
by the Roman Forum. The archive of the former parish of San Nicola in
Carcere, preserved in the Historical Archives of the Vicariate of Rome,
contains a gap regarding the Stati delle Anime relating to the second
half of the 18th century. This gap was already present in the Vatican Secret
Archives, before the parish collection was transferred to the Vicariate
Archives. Therefore, it is not possible to document who, besides the painter,
may have lived in the house on Via Monte Savello in Rome. Zoboli was hosted
in the Savelli Orsini Palace in his final years (1760-1767), when he was no
longer painting, by order of Cardinal Domenico Orsini of Aragon
(1719-1789), 15th Duke of Gravina from 1734 to 1744, who from 1759 was Grandee
of Spain and Plenipotentiary Minister of King Charles III of Bourbon
to the Holy See. Cardinal Orsini had met Zoboli at the Farnese Palace, when
Charles of Bourbon was still King of Naples and Sicily and therefore owner
of the Farnese Palace.
Maurilio Lovatti, Giacomo Zoboli and Cardinal Querini Rome and Brescia in XVIII century
Works By the painter Giacomo Zoboli in Rome, Modena, Brescia and in other locations (in italian)