Un nuovo esordio per fra Damiano Zambelli. Il coro dei Domenicani di San Giacomo a Soncino

According to Domenico Veri’s Gibaldone (1710), the choir stalls of the church of San Giacomo in Soncino, in the province of Cremona, would have been executed between 1507 and 1508 by the lay brothers Federico from Bergamo and Damiano. In the latter, scholars have proposed to recognize the inlayer fra Damiano Zambelli from Bergamo, who is the most representative artist of the 16th century wooden marquetry. The article discusses this hypothesis of identification, with the aim of demonstrating that the choir stalls in Soncino represent the first work of art by Fra Damiano and anticipating the artist’s debut, traditionally associated with the oeuvre left by the friar in his hometown.