Vico Consorti
Ludovico Consorti (29 July 1902 – 1 June 1979) was an Italian sculptor who built the bronze Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica in 1950. In 1980, a year after his death, he received an award from the city of Grosseto for artistic merits.
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- Name
- Vico Consorti
- Birth Name
- Ludovico Consorti
- Born
- 29 July 1902
- Birthplace
- Semproniano, Roccalbegna, Province of Grosseto, Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 1 June 1979
- Place of death
- Siena, Tuscany, Italy
- Occupation
- Sculptor
- Full name
- Lodovico Consorti.
- Nationality
- Italy and Kingdom of Italy.
- Honours
- Grifone d'Oro and Mangia d'Oro.
- Languages
- Italian.
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Ludovico Consorti (29 July 1902 – 1 June 1979) was an Italian sculptor who built the bronze Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica in 1950. In 1980, a year after his death, he received an award from the city of Grosseto for artistic merits.
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• Name — Vico Consorti • Birth Name — Ludovico Consorti • Born — 29 July 1902 • Birthplace — Semproniano, Roccalbegna, Province of Grosseto, Kingdom of Italy • Died — 1 June 1979 • Place of death — Siena, Tuscany, Italy • Occupation — Sculptor
Biography
Biography
Consorti was born in Semproniano, in southern Tuscany in 1902. From 1919 to 1926, he took a sculpturing course in the Art Institute of Siena. Shortly after the end of World War One, Consorti met Guido Chigi-Saracini, when he decided to move to Siena, a city he knew well. Between 1952 and 1956, Ludovico lived and worked in Colombia leaving important contributions to the cultural heritage of Bogotá and Zipaquira.
Holy Door
Holy Door
The Holy Door (built 1950), was built by Vico at St. Peter's Basilica. The door was consecrated and opened on 24 December 1949. It was ordered by Pope Pius XII. The door is only opened during the presence of the Pope during the Jubilee years.
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• Illustration — Minerva (1958), Luis Ángel Arango Library, Bogotá • Illustration — Relieves (1958), Bank of the Republic, Bogotá • Illustration — Relieves (1958), Bank of the Republic, Bogotá • Illustration — Simón Bolívar (1963), Bogotá
Tombs and memorials in the Camposanto della Misericordia di Siena
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Fontanina del Drago. Opera di Vico Consorti.
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1902
Vico Consorti was born on 1 January 1902.
1979
Vico Consorti died on 1 January 1979.
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Identity and origins. Recorded at birth as Lodovico Consorti. The authorities additionally record the headings Ludovico Consorti and Lodovico Consorti. His recorded language was Italian.
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