Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli
Illustration — Vittoria della Rovere Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli (1662–1719) was an Italian sculptor and gem-engraver of the late Baroque active in Florence, often using colorful and semi-precious pietra dura, a type of workmanship that became a specialty of Florence. He initially trained with Gaetano Giulio Zumbo. During his lifetime, worked under the supervision of Giovanni Battista Foggini, the master sculptor of the duchy.
Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli
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- 1719 · Florence.
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Illustration — Vittoria della Rovere Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli (1662–1719) was an Italian sculptor and gem-engraver of the late Baroque active in Florence, often using colorful and semi-precious pietra dura, a type of workmanship that became a specialty of Florence. He initially trained with Gaetano Giulio Zumbo. During his lifetime, worked under the supervision of Giovanni Battista Foggini, the master sculptor of the duchy.
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His masterpiece is the elaborate bust of Vittoria della Rovere (made from chalcedony (face), sardonyx (pupils), Sicilian jasper (lips), and black touchstone (bodice and veil). This project alone took nearly two decades to complete (1696–1713). It ultimately lacks the majesty of marble, and has the appearance of a wax museum portrait. It is found presently in Museo degli Argenti in Florence.
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded as human. Recorded with the occupation sculptor. Recorded with the gender male. Born on 10 March 1659. Torricelli died on 12 March 1719.
"Giovan Battista Foggini (1652-1725). Architetto e scultore granducale" (2025 exhibition, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence)
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"Giovan Battista Foggini (1652-1725). Architetto e scultore granducale" (2025 exhibition, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence)
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- Gli Ultimi Medici, Review by Peter Cannon-Brookes, in The Burlington Magazine, 1974, p 777-80.
- Bruce Boucher. Italian Baroque Sculpture. Thames & Hudson, World of Art. 81–82. 1998.
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