Giovanni Scanzi
Giovanni Scanzi (23 February 1840 – 15 April 1915) was an Italian sculptor. His early apprenticeship led to formal studies in Rome, followed by a career as a prolific artist and teacher. He was particularly active creating monuments for the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa, with many other works located in museums, churches and public venues in Genoa and elsewhere.
Giovanni Scanzi

Ferdinando Resasco. Staglieno Camposanto. Milano: Stabilimenti Menotti Bassani C., 1904, p.53 · Public domain
- Name
- Giovanni Scanzi
- Born
- 23 February 1840
- Birthplace
- Genoa
- Died
- 15 April 1915
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Known for
- Come son contenta!
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Giovanni Scanzi (23 February 1840 – 15 April 1915) was an Italian sculptor. His early apprenticeship led to formal studies in Rome, followed by a career as a prolific artist and teacher. He was particularly active creating monuments for the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa, with many other works located in museums, churches and public venues in Genoa and elsewhere.
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Key facts
• Name — Giovanni Scanzi • Born — 23 February 1840 • Birthplace — Genoa • Died — 15 April 1915 • Place of death — Genoa • Resting Place — Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno, Genoa, Italy • Notable Works — Angelo Nocchiero
Biography
Biography
Giovanni Scanzi was born in Genoa in 1840. At the age of 12, he entered the workshop of sculptor Santo Varni, where he began dusting statues and gradually developed his skills. Varni was a professor at the Accademia Ligustica, and encouraged his protégé at the beginning of his studies. In 1863 Scanzi won the Durazzo Prize, which gave him the opportunity to go to Rome to continue his studies. There he met Giulio Monteverde, also the winner of the Rome prize. From 1879 to 1892, Scanzi was a professor at the Accademia Ligustica. Luigi Brizzolara, Eugenio Baroni and Francesco Messina were among his students. Scanzi's works can be found throughout Genoa, including public areas, the Basilica of Santa Maria Immacolata, the Church of the Sacred Heart and San Giacomo of Carignano and other churches. The Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno contains about 50 monuments created by Scanzi, including the tombs of Carlo di G.B. Casella (1877), Giacomo Carpaneto (1886), Elisa Falcone (Cippo No.1024, 1893) and Giacomo Pastorino (1896). • Illustration — Tomb of Giovanni Scanzi, Staglieno, Genoa (sculpted by Scanzi himself, 1897) Giovanni Scanzi died in Genoa on 15 April 1915.
Major works
Major works
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Accademia Ligustica
Accademia Ligustica
• Busto di ragazza - Terracotta • Giacomo Borgonovo - Busto, gesso • Madonna delle Vigne - 2 bronzi. Studi per l'esemplare definitivo in argento inviato a Benedetto XV • Busto di donna - Terracotta
Albergo dei poveri
Albergo dei poveri
• G. Polleri
Biblioteca Berio
Biblioteca Berio
• Ritratto di bambina • L'orfana
Galleria dell'Arte Moderna, Musei di Nervi
Galleria dell'Arte Moderna, Musei di Nervi
• Come son contenta - 1884
Giardini dell'Acquasola
Giardini dell'Acquasola
• Busto di Martin Piaggio - Viale 3 novembre
Ospedale di Pammattone
Ospedale di Pammattone
• B. Centurione
Villetta di Negro
Villetta di Negro
• G.C. Abba
Già Circolo Filologico
Già Circolo Filologico
• G. Leopardi
Palazzo Tursi
Palazzo Tursi
• Giuseppina Tollot
Stazione marittima
Stazione marittima
• Colonna Commemorativa della Spedizione dei Mille - Inaugurato il 5 maggio 1910, Ponte dei Mille
Chiesa dell'Immacolata
Chiesa dell'Immacolata
• S. Giuseppe - Secondo altare destro • Abramo - Secondo altare destro • David - Secondo altare destro • S. Giorgio - Facciata (replica nella tomba di famiglia) • Vergine - Cupola
Chiesa di San Giacomo di Carignano
Chiesa di San Giacomo di Carignano
• Statua del Sacro Cuore - Facciata, Bronzo dorato, 1912
Cimitero di Staglieno
Cimitero di Staglieno
• Giovanni Battista Barbieri - 1875 (Porticato Superiore ponente, cippo 172) • Nicola Bertollo (Bertollo-Ferralasco) - 1915 (Prima Galleria Frontale, Nicchione IV) • Giacomo Borgonovo - 1897 (Porticato Inferiore Levante, Nicchione XXXIX) • Domenico Bozzano - 1875 • Angela Maria Capurro, Giuseppina Grillo - 1876 • Ada Carena - 1880 (Boschetto irregolare, Cippo 454) • Giacomo Carpaneto - 1886 (Porticato Inferiore Levante, Nicchione CII) • Carlo di G.B. Casella - 1877 (Porticato inferiore) • Colomba Cassanello, vedova Bottaro - 1876 (Porticato Superiore Ponente, Cippo nº 208) • Edoardo Cipollina - 1907 • Giuseppe Costa • Giuseppina Palau Costa - 1878 • Luigi Croce - 1891 • Adelaide Dapino • Della Torre - 1905 • Cesare Dellepiane • Gerolamo Durazzo • Elisa Falcone - 1893 (Porticato Inferiore Levante. Cippo nº 1024) • Luigi Faveto - 1888 (Porticato Superiore Levante, Cippo nº 440) • Giuseppe Ferraro - 1869 • Emanuele Ferrea - 1905 • Famiglia Ghilino - 1890 (Porticato Inferiore Levante, Nicchione CI) • Giovanni Giazotto - 1898 (Porticato Inferiore Levante, Cippo nº 1367) • G.B. Granara - 1882 (Porticato Superiore Levante. Cippo) • Giuseppina Grillo - 1874 (Porticato Superiore Levante, N.XXI) • Michele Lavagnino - 1905 • Michele Marré - 1884 • Grillo Vittoria Marré - 1870 • G.B. Montano - 1873 • Stanislao Morasso - 1906 (1902? Galleria semicircolare) • Luigi Oviglio - 1903 • Luigi Parodi - 1914 • Giacomo Pastorino - 1896 • Agostino e Maria Pavese - 1866 (1885? Porticato superiore levante) • Carlo Peri - 1900, Boschetto irregolare • Ester Piaggio - 1885 (Porticato Superiore Levante, Nicchione XX) • Tommaso Piccardo - 1904 • Bo Pasquale Podestà - 1875 • Alvigini Emilia Romanengo - 1900 • Scanzi - 1897 (Porticato Inferiore, Nicchione LXXXIV) • Giuseppe Sebastiano - 1908 • G.B. Semino - 1878 • Antonio Villa - 1905 • Gianbattista Villa - 1903 • Wuy Calderoni (Porticato Inferiore Levante, Cippo nº 289)
Zinola
Zinola
• Viglienzoni Angelo - 1911
Perugia
Perugia
• Cesaroni
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Tomb of Carlo di G.B. Casella, Staglieno, Genoa (early postcard image) • Illustration — Tomb of Carlo di G.B. Casella, Staglieno, Genoa (before the 2018 restoration) • Illustration — Tomb of Carlo di G.B. Casella, Staglieno, Genoa (before the 2018 restoration) • Illustration — Tomb of Carlo di G.B. Casella, Staglieno, Genoa (after the 2018 restoration) • Illustration — Angelo Nocchiero, Monument for the Carpaneto Family, Staglieno, Genoa (after the 2018 restoration) • Illustration — Monument for the Ghilino Family, Staglieno, Genoa (early photograph) • Illustration — Memorial for Elisa Falcone, Staglieno, Genoa (artist's original plaster model) • Illustration — Memorial for Elisa Falcone, Staglieno, Genoa (after the 2017 restoration) • Illustration — Monument for Giacomo Pastorino, Staglieno, Genoa (early photograph) • Illustration — Monument for Giacomo Pastorino, Staglieno, Genoa • Illustration — Come son contenta (1884), Musei di Nervi
Life and career
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Life and career
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1840
Giovanni Scanzi was born on 1 January 1840.
1915
Giovanni Scanzi died on 15 April 1915.
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