Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli
Illustration — Bust of Diana (Louvre) Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli (1654–1735) was an Italian late-Baroque sculptor. Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli was born in Massa Carrara, where he first worked under his father, Giovanni Ponsonelli, a sculptor, in Finale Liguria and Savona. He worked in Genoa under his father-in-law Filippo Parodi for many years and was involved in portraiture.
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Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli
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- 1654. · Massa.
- Occupation
- sculptor, painter and architect.
- Movements
- Baroque.
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Illustration — Bust of Diana (Louvre) Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli (1654–1735) was an Italian late-Baroque sculptor. Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli was born in Massa Carrara, where he first worked under his father, Giovanni Ponsonelli, a sculptor, in Finale Liguria and Savona. He worked in Genoa under his father-in-law Filippo Parodi for many years and was involved in portraiture.
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He accompanied Parodi to Venice and Padua. His studio became prolific after Parodi died in 1702. He sent statues and reliefs to Albissola, Cádiz, and Lisbon. His portrait of Marcantonio Grillo is in the Albergo dei Poveri in Genoa. His pupil, Pasquale Bocciardo (c. 1710 – c. 1791), completed posthumously the dramatic high altar for the church of Nostra Signora delle Vigne in Genoa.
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1654
Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli born at Massa.
1695
Busts of Diana by Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli, dated 1695, held by Department of Sculptures of the Louvre.
1695
Busts of Diana by Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli (Department of Sculptures of the Louvre).
1735
Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli died at Genoa.
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Busts of Diana by Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli
1695 · Department of Sculptures of the Louvre
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