Antonio Gai
Illustration — Doge Nicolo Sagredo from his monument at San Francesco della Vigna, Venice Antonio Gai (Born 3 May 1686 – 4 June 1769) was an Italian sculptor, active in his native Venice and Veneto during the late-Baroque period.
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Antonio Gai
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- Antonio Gai was born on 3 May 1686. · Venice.
- Died
- Antonio Gai died on 4 June 1769. · Venice.
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Illustration — Doge Nicolo Sagredo from his monument at San Francesco della Vigna, Venice Antonio Gai (Born 3 May 1686 – 4 June 1769) was an Italian sculptor, active in his native Venice and Veneto during the late-Baroque period.
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Antonio Gai was a sculptor, a national of the Republic of Venice. The sculptor was born in Venice and died in Venice. Antonio Gai worked in Venice. Works are held at Nationalmuseum.
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• Illustration — Bronze gates of the Loggietta in Piazza San Marco He learned his trade from a wood sculptor and his father, Francesco, also a sculptor. He completed the statues of allegories of Faith and Fortitude for the church of San Vidal in Venice. In 1733, Antonio was commissioned to make the bronze gates of the loggietta of Sansovino's campanile in the Piazza of San Marco, Venice. He made also two monuments (1743) in the chapel of the Sagredo family, a statue of Alvise Sagredo and the Tomb of Doge Nicolo Sagredo in the church of San Francesco della Vigna. He was one of the founding members of the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice.
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This is one of four large limestone figures that were originally installed as part of a set of 15 in the Palazzo Pisani in Venice, where they were placed in niches above the stairs leading to the library. As they were seen only from the front, their backs were left in a rough state. Gai has represented them as graceful, elongated creatures in greatly animated poses, wearing rich, wavy draperies. T
Antonio Gai · Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork
This is one of four large limestone figures that were originally installed as part of a set of 15 in the Palazzo Pisani in Venice, where they were placed in niches above the stairs leading to the library. As they were seen only from the front, their backs were left in a rough state. Gai has represented them as graceful, elongated creatures in greatly animated poses, wearing rich, wavy draperies. T
Antonio Gai · Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork
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1686
Antonio Gai born at Venice.
1769
Antonio Gai died at Venice.
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