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Antonio Bortone

Ippazio Antonio Bortone (1847, in Ruffano – 1938, in Lecce) was an Italian sculptor, active for many years in Florence. • Illustration — Monument to Francesca Capece in Maglie, Province of Lecce He was born in Ruffano, near the city of Lecce in the Province of Lecce in the region of Apulia in Southern Italy. He completed his study at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, and became honorary professor of that Academy, as well as the Academies of Florence and Lecce. He was also admitted into various orders of knight hood, including named to the Order of the Crown of Italy by King Vittorio Emanuele III, and to the Order of Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro, by King Umberto I following the inauguration of his monument to Quintino Sella in Biella (won commission by competition). • Illustration — Monument to Gino Capponi in Santa Croce, Florence.

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Antonio Bortone

Antonio Bortone fotografato da Mario Nunes Vais

Mario Nunes Vais · Collezione del Fondo Nunes Vais · Public domain

Born
1844 · Ruffano.
Died
1938 · Lecce.
Nationality
Kingdom of Italy
Occupation
sculptor
Languages
Italian

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Ippazio Antonio Bortone (1847, in Ruffano – 1938, in Lecce) was an Italian sculptor, active for many years in Florence. • Illustration — Monument to Francesca Capece in Maglie, Province of Lecce He was born in Ruffano, near the city of Lecce in the Province of Lecce in the region of Apulia in Southern Italy. He completed his study at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, and became honorary professor of that Academy, as well as the Academies of Florence and Lecce. He was also admitted into various orders of knight hood, including named to the Order of the Crown of Italy by King Vittorio Emanuele III, and to the Order of Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro, by King Umberto I following the inauguration of his monument to Quintino Sella in Biella (won commission by competition). • Illustration — Monument to Gino Capponi in Santa Croce, Florence.

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