In this artwork, how is the Artist of the History elucidated?
Maderno was an Italian sculptor born in Palestrina, Italy, in 1576. Maderno started his career in Rome like many artists of his time, by restoring antique statues. He is known as one of the outstanding sculptors in 17th-century Rome before Bernini and during the time of Pope Paul V. He is best known for the statue of St. Cecilia in Trastevere which was commissioned by Cardinal Paolo Emilio Sfrondrato. It is said that the inspiration for his statue was the body of St. Cecilia herself, as her body had seemed to be unaffected by the passage of time and so he supposedly modelled it the way she was found.His St. Cecilia statue was so well received that it opened doors to more saint statue commissions. In 1601, Maderno made a statue of Prudence for Cardinal Alessandrino. In another commission to the Accademia di San Luca, Maderno sculpted bigger than life-size statues of Francesco Caporale and of St. Epaphras.  This commission only led to many more sculptures of saints. Along with the St. Cecilia sculpture, the ones he made of Peace and Justice for S. Maria della Pace are equally well known. After getting so many commissions Maderno's pieces were seen by many people, which led him to land a position in the customs office at the Port of Ripetta in Rome. However, scholars do not know if Maderno stopped being a sculptor or not after accepting the position. One thing to note about Maderno as an artist is that his work as a sculptor contributed to a change in the history of Italian sculpture. His interest in classical antiquity and naturalism still lives to this day in his sculptures.
S. Maria della Pace Port of Ripetta Rome St. Cecilia Pope Paul V Accademia di San Luca