Gregorio Zappalà
Gregorio Zappalà (13 December 1833 in Siracusa – 28 December 1908 in Messina) was an Italian sculptor. Before he committed to becoming a craftsman in a bronze foundry, the profession of his father; the tried his hand as painter; then mosaicist, and finally engraver. For the next 16 years, he vacillated among professions, till by 1860, he focused on sculpture, after a brief study of design at the University of Messina.
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Gregorio Zappalà
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- 1833 · Syracuse.
- Died
- 1908 · Messina.
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- Kingdom of Italy
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- sculptor
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Gregorio Zappalà (13 December 1833 in Siracusa – 28 December 1908 in Messina) was an Italian sculptor. Before he committed to becoming a craftsman in a bronze foundry, the profession of his father; the tried his hand as painter; then mosaicist, and finally engraver. For the next 16 years, he vacillated among professions, till by 1860, he focused on sculpture, after a brief study of design at the University of Messina.
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Born at Syracuse in 1833, died in Messina in 1908.
Gregorio Zappalà (1833–1908) was an Italian sculptor.
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