Dante Parini

Dante Parini (born November 21, 1890 in Milan , † April 11, 1969 ibid) was an Italian sculptor .

biography

Parini studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera under the direction of masters like Enrico Butti , together with Giannino Castiglioni , with whom he shared ideas and projects

He was primarily a sculptor of memorials to the fallen of the world wars and graves of famous people, modeled on his teacher Butti.

Among other things, he created the war memorials of Tarquinia and the monument to the soldiers who died in the war of Induno Olona . The sculpture dates back to World War II with the work of Parini, sponsored by a committee of the Associazione nazionale combattenti e reduci (National Association of Fighters and Veterans) and the Associazione Nazionale Alpini (National Alpini Association), which used the old design of a previous monument wanted to restore, with a new bronze statue, but this time depicts a simple soldier.

Some of his works can be found on the Cimitero Monumentale in Milan , including the tombs of Pini Defendini, Biotti Natoli, Ravetti and Carnivals in the Temple of Parabiago, the tomb of Moruzzo in the Sarzana cemetery and a few others. Fine sculptures and paintings are part of the most important private collections.

During his long life he participated in several international exhibitions.

In 1924 he received the diploma of honorary membership of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera .

In addition to his hometown of Milan, he had a very close relationship with Brusimpiano , where he was the first mayor at the end of World War II.

Work

• Monument of the Fallen in Memory of the Fallen in Niguarda ( 1924 ), Piazza Gran Paradiso, Milan .
• Biotti Natoli family tomb ( 1925 ), Milan.
• Monument in memory of the fallen in Tarquinia .
• Caduti Monument in memory of the fallen, Induno Olona .
• Caduti Monument in memory of the fallen, Brusimpiano , copper sculpture on stone base.
• Portrait of Bianca Maria Visconti , marble bust, Raccolte d'art dell'Ospedale Maggiore Milan 1941, 53 cm × 37 cm × 73 cm, curator Luciano Caramel .
• Sepulchral Monument - Monument Pini Family-Defendini silver gelatine / bromide silver paper Cimitero Monumentale , 1925–1940, 18 × 24.

Awards and decorations

• War hero, medal for bravery ( Medaglia al Valor militare ), 1942 Merit of heroism in combat.
• Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera awarded him the title of Honorary Diploma.
• The city of Brusimpiano (Varese), dedicated titration of the street from the main center: Via Dante Parini.
• The city of Varese he was on the titration of a student high school.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Alfonso Panzetta: Nuovo dizionario degli Italiani scultori dell'Ottocento e del primo Novecento: da Antonio Canova ad Arturo Martini (Dante Parini) . Volume 2, AdArte, 2003
2. ↑ ^{a b} Vincenzo Vicario: Gli scultori italiani dal Neoclassicismo al Liberty: L – Z (Dante Parini) . Volume 2, Pomerio, 1994
3. ^ Giacomo C. Bascapè, The Raccolte d'art dell'Ospedale Maggiore di Milano dal secolo XV to XX, Silvana, 1956

literature

• Alfonso Panzetta: Nuovo dizionario degli scultori italiani dell'Ottocento e del primo Novecento: da Antonio Canova ad Arturo Martini (Dante Parini) , Volume 2, AdArte, 2003
• Vincenzo Vicario: Gli scultori italiani dal Neoclassicismo al Liberty: L – Z (Dante Parini) , Volume 2, Pomerio, 1994
• Carlo Ernesto Accetti: Biografia di Dante Parini , Milano, 1942
• Arduino Anselmi: Milano storica: nelle sue vie, nei suoi monumenti , Hoepli, 1933
• Giacomo C. Bascapè: La Raccolte d'arte dell'Ospedale Maggiore di Milano dal XV al XX secolo , Silvana, Milano, 1956

Web links

• Ministry of Cultural Heritage
• Bianca Maria Visconti di Parini Dante, Lombardia Beni Culturali
• Monumento sepolcrale - Monumento Famiglia Pini-Defendini
• Ritratto di Bianca Maria Visconti
• Studio di ramo con foglie dal vero di Dante Parini, Società Operaia di Mutuo Soccorso di Viggiù
• Policlinico