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{{short description|Russian sculptor}}

[[File:Ivan Vitaly by V.Tropinin (1839).jpg|thumb|A portrait by [[Vasily Tropinin]]]]
[[File:Ivan Vitaly by V.Tropinin (1839).jpg|thumb|A portrait by [[Vasily Tropinin]]]]


'''Ivan Petrovich Vitali''' (Иван Петрович Витали; 1794–1855) was a [[Russia]]n sculptor of [[Italian people|Italian]] descent. Born in [[Saint Petersburg]], he was apprenticed to his father, Pietro Vitali, from an early age. After attending the [[Imperial Academy of Arts]] he moved to [[Moscow]] in 1818. His major works include a six-horse chariot for [[Joseph Bove|Bove]]'s [[Moscow Triumphal Arch|Triumphal Arch]], a fountain in front of the [[Bolshoi Theatre]], the bas-reliefs above the doors of [[St. Isaac's Cathedral]], and an outdoor bronze statue of [[Emperor Paul]] in [[Gatchina]].
'''Ivan Petrovich Vitali''' ({{lang-ru|Иван Петрович Витали}}; 1794–1855) was a Russian sculptor of [[Italian people|Italian]] descent. Born in [[Saint Petersburg]], he was apprenticed to his father, Pietro Vitali, from an early age. After attending the [[Imperial Academy of Arts]] he moved to [[Moscow]] in 1818. His major works include a six-horse chariot for [[Joseph Bove|Bove]]'s [[Triumphal Arch, Moscow|Triumphal Arch]], a fountain in front of the [[Bolshoi Theatre]] (1825),{{sfn|Mears|1968|p=131}} the bas-reliefs above the doors of [[St. Isaac's Cathedral]], and an outdoor bronze statue of [[Emperor Paul]] in [[Gatchina]].

==Works==
* Large headboard group crowning the Bauman Higher Technical School in Moscow, formerly the Trade Educationa Establishment technical training center. 1820s.{{sfn|Mears|1968|p=127}}
* No. 14 Solyanka street, designed by [[Giacomo Gilardi]], bas reliefs, 1823-26{{sfn|Mears|1968|p=149}}
* No. 14 Leninsky Prospekt, gateway pillars (1835), and a fountain in the forecourt that "originally stood in [[Dzerzhinsky Square]]."{{sfn|Mears|1968|p=155}}
<gallery>
File:Städtisches Lapidarium-051-0851.jpg|The statue of Venus removing her sandals (Stuttgart)
File:2011-07-08 Гатчина, памятник Павлу I (6) (cut).jpg|The statue of Emperor Paul in Gatchina
File:Петровский фонтан 3.jpg|Petrovka Fountain in Moscow
File:"Никольский фонтан" перед Александринским дворцом.jpg|Vitali's fountain in the [[Neskuchny Garden]]
File:Fragment of west barelief on St.Isaac cathedral.jpg|St. Isaac's Cathedral
</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==
* {{commonscat-inline|Ivan Vitali}}
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |last=Mears |first= Bernard |translator-last= Bean |publisher= Progress Publishers |location= Moscow |year= 1968| title=Moscow: Architecture and Monuments}}
* Якирина Т. В., Одноралов Н. В., Витали, Л.-М., 1960.
* Якирина Т. В., Одноралов Н. В., Витали, Л.-М., 1960.


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[[el:Ιβάν Πετρόβιτς Βιτάλι]]
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[[ru:Витали, Иван Петрович]]

Revision as of 20:55, 5 October 2022

A portrait by Vasily Tropinin

Ivan Petrovich Vitali (Russian: Иван Петрович Витали; 1794–1855) was a Russian sculptor of Italian descent. Born in Saint Petersburg, he was apprenticed to his father, Pietro Vitali, from an early age. After attending the Imperial Academy of Arts he moved to Moscow in 1818. His major works include a six-horse chariot for Bove's Triumphal Arch, a fountain in front of the Bolshoi Theatre (1825),[1] the bas-reliefs above the doors of St. Isaac's Cathedral, and an outdoor bronze statue of Emperor Paul in Gatchina.

Works

  • Large headboard group crowning the Bauman Higher Technical School in Moscow, formerly the Trade Educationa Establishment technical training center. 1820s.[2]
  • No. 14 Solyanka street, designed by Giacomo Gilardi, bas reliefs, 1823-26[3]
  • No. 14 Leninsky Prospekt, gateway pillars (1835), and a fountain in the forecourt that "originally stood in Dzerzhinsky Square."[4]
  • The statue of Venus removing her sandals (Stuttgart)
    The statue of Venus removing her sandals (Stuttgart)
  • The statue of Emperor Paul in Gatchina
    The statue of Emperor Paul in Gatchina
  • Petrovka Fountain in Moscow
    Petrovka Fountain in Moscow
  • Vitali's fountain in the Neskuchny Garden
    Vitali's fountain in the Neskuchny Garden
  • St. Isaac's Cathedral
    St. Isaac's Cathedral

References

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  1. ^ Mears 1968, p. 131.
  2. ^ Mears 1968, p. 127.
  3. ^ Mears 1968, p. 149.
  4. ^ Mears 1968, p. 155.

Bibliography

  • Mears, Bernard (1968). Moscow: Architecture and Monuments. Translated by Bean. Moscow: Progress Publishers.
  • Якирина Т. В., Одноралов Н. В., Витали, Л.-М., 1960.


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