Achille D'Orsi
Achille D'Orsi (born August 6, 1845 in Naples , † February 8, 1929 there ) was an Italian sculptor .
Life
Trained at the Royal Institute in Naples, he went to Rome on a scholarship in 1875 . After his return to Naples he designed the portrait of the painter Salvator Rosa for his original school . His sculpture The Parasites , two characteristic figures from popular life in ancient Rome, caused a sensation at the exhibition in Naples in 1877: the plaster group won first prize and was bought by King Victor Emmanuel II .
As D'Orsi's style became more and more detailed, he turned to ore casting, which allows this to a greater extent. Well-known works of this period are the Fisherman's Choir with Sea Animals , The Sower and The Bird .
In Italian art at the end of the 19th century, D'Orsi represented the virtuoso realism that went down to the last detail.
literature
- Maria Simonetti De Marinis (editor): Il tempo, la vita e l'arte di Achille d'Orsi. Ricerche, testimonianze e documenti . L'Aquila, Rome 1984, ISBN 88-7006-021-7 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | D'Orsi, Achille |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1929 |
| Place of death | Naples |