Giuseppe Gaggini
The subject of this article is different to sculptor Giuseppe Gagini of Palermo, Sicily, who died in 1610 • Illustration — Fuente de la India. 1837 • Illustration — Fuente de los Leones, in Plaza de San Francisco of Havana was built by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Gaggini, was installed in 1836, the photo of 2003 Giuseppe Gaggini (Genoa, April 25, 1791 – May 1, 1867) was an Italian sculptor.
Giuseppe Gaggini
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- 1791 · Genoa.
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- Kingdom of Italy · Switzerland
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Education
- Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti
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- Nicolò Traverso · Antonio Canova
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The subject of this article is different to sculptor Giuseppe Gagini of Palermo, Sicily, who died in 1610 • Illustration — Fuente de la India. 1837 • Illustration — Fuente de los Leones, in Plaza de San Francisco of Havana was built by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Gaggini, was installed in 1836, the photo of 2003 Giuseppe Gaggini (Genoa, April 25, 1791 – May 1, 1867) was an Italian sculptor.
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He gained a stipend from the Ligurian government to study in Rome. There he was influenced by the Neoclassical sculptors Canova and Thorvaldsen. He returned to Genoa, where he was appointed professor of sculpture at the Academy. Subsequently, Charles Albert of Savoy lured him to Turin with a grant of knighthood and a position as professor of sculpture in the Accademia Albertina. In Genoa, he completed the statues of Angels in the Duomo; made a nautical statue for public decoration, and the bas-relief for the monument to Christopher Columbus. he also completed the monument to the Balduino family for the Camposanto of Genoa. In Piedmont, he completed a bas-relief of the Triumph of Paolo Emilio for the Castle of Racconigi; a statue of Vittorio Emanuele I; a monument to Prince Tommaso for the Sindone Chapel; a monument to Marchese Felice di San Tommaso; a marble altar for the Santuario Reale della Beata Vergine delle Grazie; and a burial monument for the Solei family in the Camposanto of Turin.
Exhibit in the Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti, Genoa, Italy. This artwork is old enough so that it is in the public domain. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.
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1791
Giuseppe Gaggini born at Genoa.
1836
Lions' Fountain is dated 1836.
1837
Fuente de la India is dated 1837.
1853
Tomb of Balduino is dated 1853.
1867
Giuseppe Gaggini died at Genoa.
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