Giovanni Baratta
Giovanni Baratta (1670–1747) was an Italian sculptor of the late-Baroque period. He was born in Carrara, but active in Florence and Livorno. He was a pupil of Giovanni Battista Foggini.
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Giovanni Baratta
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- Name
- Giovanni Baratta
- Born
- 1670
- Birthplace
- Carrara
- Died
- 1747
- Known for
- Sculpture
- Movement
- Baroque
- Nationality
- Italy
- Occupation
- architect · sculptor
- Fields
- art of sculpture
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Giovanni Baratta (1670–1747) was an Italian sculptor of the late-Baroque period. He was born in Carrara, but active in Florence and Livorno. He was a pupil of Giovanni Battista Foggini.
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He has sculptures in church of San Ferdinando, Livorno. He also sculpted some works, including the Altar of the Madonna of the Suffrage (aiding the souls in purgatory) for the church of San Remigio, Fosdinovo. His statues of Hercules and Orpheus and Euridice were acquired by Danish king Frederick IV and are in the Hercules Pavilion in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is the nephew of Francisco Baratta the elder, who worked in the studio of Bernini in Rome. Giovanni had two brothers who were also sculptors: Francesco Baratta the Younger and Pietro.
File:Santo spirito, cappella della palla-portinari, Giovanni baratta, arcangelo raffaele e tobiolo (1698), restored (deep cleaning) of april 2021.
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• Name — Giovanni Baratta • Born — 1670 • Birthplace — Carrara • Died — 1747 • Known for — Sculpture • Movement — Baroque • Illustration — Giovanni Baratta: Allegory of Lombardy (Bode-Museum, Berlin) • Illustration — Altar of the Madonna del Suffragio, San Remigio, Fosdinovo.
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1670
Giovanni Baratta was born on 13 May 1670.
1711
Hercules slays Ladon is dated 1711.
1747
Giovanni Baratta died on 21 May 1747.
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Giovanni Baratta worked in art of sculpture. His work is associated with Baroque. He belonged to Accademia delle Arti del Disegno.
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