Ernesto Bazzaro

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Ornate architrave in Milan, 1904
Cavallotti memorial from 1906

Ernesto Bazzaro (born March 29, 1859 in Milan ; † May 18, 1937 there ) was an Italian sculptor.

Life

Bazzaro's father was an antique dealer, his brother Leonardo Bazzaro a painter. Ernesto Bazzaro studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera with Francesco Barzaghi , Ambrogio Borghi and Lorenzo Vela . He was mainly influenced by the sculptor Giuseppe Grandi and the painters Daniele Ranzoni and Tranquillo Cremona . In 1881 he won an award for his Sordello and in 1884 he created a Garibaldi monument in Monza . One of his earliest successful works outside the academy is La vedova ( The Widow ) from 1886/88. Social references can be found in several of his early works, such as Invaliden and Exploitation .

His early works are picturesque and lively, such as the monument to Ermenegildo Castiglioni from 1897. His scantily clad group of figures for the tomb of the liqueur producer Stefano Branca in Milan, which he created between 1897 and 1900, met with protest. In 1908 it was dismantled and replaced with a more conventional work by Michele Vedani . For Pasquale Crespi he created a mausoleum committed to literary symbolism and showing the cycle of human life. It has references to Foscolo .

One of his most famous works is the monument to Felice Cavallotti in Milan. It was installed in front of the Bibliotheca Ambrosiana in the Piazza della Rosa (today: Piazza Pio XI.) In 1906 , but not met with approval from all viewers and was moved to another location in 1943.

Bazzaro worked mainly in Milan, where he also created decorations on buildings, but also in Varese , Lecco , Como , Monza and Cremona .

Lilli Kerzinger-Werth was one of his students .

literature

  • Sandra Berresford et al: Italian Memorial Sculpture 1820–1940. A Legacy of Love . Frances Lincoln Ltd., 2004, ISBN 0-711-22384-X , p. 82 ff.

Web links

Commons : Ernesto Bazzaro  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Berresford 2004, pp. 82-84
  3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 3, 2009  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.scultura-italiana.com
personal data
SURNAME Bazzaro, Ernesto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Milan
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1937
Place of death Milan