Giuseppe Gricci
Illustration — Mouse Catchers, modelled by Gricci, Capodimonte porcelain, 1755–1759 Giuseppe Gricci (c 1700 – 1770) was an Italian sculptor. He was trained in his native Florence before moving to Naples in 1738, where he worked for the king before becoming the chief modeler at the Capodimonte porcelain manufactory when the king set it up in 1743. When his employer became Charles III of Spain in 1759, he moved the whole Capodimonte factory, including Gricci, to Madrid the next year, setting it up as the Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro.
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Giuseppe Gricci
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- 1700 · Florence.
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- sculptor
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- Porcelain Room
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Illustration — Mouse Catchers, modelled by Gricci, Capodimonte porcelain, 1755–1759 Giuseppe Gricci (c 1700 – 1770) was an Italian sculptor. He was trained in his native Florence before moving to Naples in 1738, where he worked for the king before becoming the chief modeler at the Capodimonte porcelain manufactory when the king set it up in 1743. When his employer became Charles III of Spain in 1759, he moved the whole Capodimonte factory, including Gricci, to Madrid the next year, setting it up as the Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro.
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The same team later made the rooms in Spain at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez (1763–65) and the main Palacio real in Madrid (1770s). Gricci died in Madrid.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Spain. Employment is recorded with Capodimonte Porcelain Factory and Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro. Works named in the authority record are Porcelain Room. Work by Giuseppe Gricci is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria.
Detalle de las escenas de la Sala de Porcelana, trabajada por ceramistas de Capodimonte (1763) en la Real Fábrica de Porcelana del Buen Retiro.
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Giuseppe Gricci (1763-1765) eligió a la Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro para la decoración de esta sala.
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- 1.Le Corbellier, 22, 25–26, 29; Munger and Sullivan, 34
- 2.Le Corbellier, 21
- 3.Battie, 104–105
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