Salvatore Albano
Salvatore Albano (May 29, 1841 – October 13, 1893) was an Italian sculptor. He was born in Oppido Mamertina in Calabria, southern Italy, to parents of limited means. He began in Calabria as a sculptor of wooden Presepi or Nativity scenes.
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Salvatore Albano
- Born
- 1841. · Oppido Mamertina.
- Died
- 1893. · Florence.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy.
- Occupation
- sculptor.
- Education
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli.
- Known for
- The Fallen Angels.
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Salvatore Albano (May 29, 1841 – October 13, 1893) was an Italian sculptor. He was born in Oppido Mamertina in Calabria, southern Italy, to parents of limited means. He began in Calabria as a sculptor of wooden Presepi or Nativity scenes.
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Because of his talent, his townspeople gave him a stipend to study in Naples. There he trained under a cavalier Sorbille, also from Calabria. After a year, he trained in the local Accademia under its director Tito Angelini. In 1865, his native province continued his stipend of 60 lire per year for three years. He won a number of contests in his Naples. In 1867, he submitted his Resurrection of Lazarus and a Cain to an exposition in Rome. He moved to Florence by 1869, and spent the remainder of his career there. Among his other works are: • Tears and Flowers (1864) • Moses in Anger smashes the Tablets with the Commandments (1864, Capodimonte) • Christ nell'Orto (1865) • Masaniello (1866, Accademia) • Eve (1869, Florence) • Gioachino Rossini- bust (1869, Florence) • Ariadne abandoned (1870) • Il Genio di Michelangelo for Baron di Talleyrand. • Venere Mendicante • The Fallen Angels (1893, in the Brooklyn Museum)
Salvatore Albano studied at Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli. Places of work recorded in the authority are Naples and Florence. Works named in the authority record are The Fallen Angels. Work by Salvatore Albano is recorded in the collections of Brooklyn Museum.
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• Illustration — The Fallen Angels by Salvatore Albano, 1893
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Oppido Mamertina.
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- “Salvatore Albano”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Cita web http://www.artnet.com/artists/salvatore-albano/past-auction-results Salvatore Albano Auction Results - Salvatore Albano on artnet
- 2.Cita web http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/salvatore-albano_(Dizionario-Biografico) ALBANO, Salvatore in Dizionario Biografico – Treccani
- 3.Cita web https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/2419263255/in/photostream/ NYC: Brooklyn Museum - Salvatore Albano's The Rebel Angels ! Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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