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:''This article is about the sculptor Melchiorre Cafà, or Caffa. For other uses of Caffa, see Caffa (disambiguation)'' Melchiorre Cafà (in Italy also known as Caffà, in Malta as Gafa, Gafà, Gaffar or Gafar; 1636–1667) 〔After a long period of various spellings, international scholars of Italian baroque sculpture finally agreed on the spelling Cafà, which he himself used when signing works; cf. the book by Sciberras cited below.〕 was a sculptor from Malta. Cafà began a promising career in Baroque Rome but this was cut short by his premature death following a work accident. == Biography == Cafà was born in Vittoriosa, Malta, and given the name Marcello at his baptism on 21 January 1636. After his move to Rome in 1658 or shortly after, he was most frequently referred to as Melchior (or Melchiorre) Maltese. His brother Lorenzo Gafà was one of the leading architects in Malta. Cafà was already an accomplished sculptor when he came to Rome and entered the workshop of Ercole Ferrata, who was not strictly speaking his teacher although he probably helped him refining his technique. Despite soon attracting his own commissions, he stayed in close contact with Ferrata and collaborated with him. In 1660 Cafà signed his first independent contract with Prince Camillo Pamphilj for the relief of the ''Martyrdom of Saint Eustace'' in Sant'Agnese in Agone. In 1662 he became a member of the Accademia di San Luca and was even elected its principal in 1667, but declined the honor. Reportedly, he was a close friend of the painter Giovanni Battista Gaulli. Cafà died on the 4 September 1667 after some material collapsed on him in the foundry of Saint Peter's while he was working on the altar decoration〔This was eventually executed decades later and after a new design by Cafà's most distinguished (and according to contemporary sources his only) pupil Giuseppe Mazzuoli.〕 for St John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta. There is no monument or plaque in his honour in his home city of Vittoriosa, Malta. However, the Maltese Post Office issued several stamps with Cafà's scultures as motives.〔Examples (here )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Melchiorre Cafà」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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