Bartolomeo Ferrari

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Bartolomeo Ferrari (born July 18, 1780 in Marostica near Vicenza , † February 8, 1844 in Venice ) was an Italian sculptor .

Life

Bartolomeo Ferrari came from a wealthy and respected family who moved to Venice in the mid-18th century.

Under the guidance of his uncle Giuseppe (Bernardi) Torretti, Ferrari became a sculptor. At first he did the simplest work. He later continued his studies in Venice, where he carved ship figures in the arsenal as well as crucifixes and saints in wood.

After a short stay in Florence , he returned to Venice and was mainly active in the field of church sculpture (works for San Maurizio and the Jesuit church in Venice, for San Carmine in Padua , tombs for Ferrara). He also made two reliefs ( Ulysses and Calypso and Ulysses and Nausicaa ) as well as the casting of Canova's Pietà for the church in Possagno and the colossal bust of Emperor Francis I for the arsenal in Venice.

Particularly noteworthy is his restoration of the bronze Lion of St. Mark , which returned from Paris to Venice with a broken wing after the Napoleonic War.

Bartolomeo's son, Luigi Ferrari (1810-1894), also became an important sculptor.

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personal data
SURNAME Ferrari, Bartolomeo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH Marostica near Vicenza
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 1844
Place of death Venice