Fiorenzo Abbondio

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Abbondios Giuseppe Cattori monument from 1939 in Muralto

Fiorenzo Abbondio (born June 22, 1892 in Ascona , † March 13, 1980 in Muralto ) was a Swiss sculptor .

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Fiorenzo was the son of Carlo Abbondio; his brother was the poet Valerio Abbondio .

From 1905 to 1909 he completed an apprenticeship as a stone carver in the Fossati workshop in Muralto. He then studied at the Brera Art Academy in Milan with Giuseppe Palanti and Giulio Branca until 1918 . He then toured Rome , Florence , Venice and Naples . He worked in Milan until 1943 , in Balerna until 1947 and in Muralto from 1948

Abbondio created sculptures such as monuments, tombs and busts. He had a penchant for religious and patriotic works. Much of his work can be found in the Ascona cemetery.

In Muralto, on the Lungolago promenade, there is a monument in honor of Giuseppe Cattori , which Abbondio created in 1939. A bronze relief stands on a granite base . This shows Giuseppe Cattori, larger than life, giving a speech. Different people can be seen in the plinth, listening to him or talking about his speech

Further works are located in the canton of Ticino, in the rest of Switzerland and in Italy in public buildings, cemeteries and parks. In Minusio is the Fiorenzo-Abbondio Museum

literature

  • Abbondio, Fiorenzo. In: Sikart
  • Abbondio, Fiorenzo . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 1, Seemann, Leipzig 1983, ISBN 3-598-22741-8 , p. 63.
  • Giovanni Laini: Fiorenzo Abbondio. Scultore. Vita e opere. Aehren Verlag, Affoltern am Albis, 1957.
  • Abbondio, Fiorenzo . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 5 : V-Z. Supplements: A-G . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1961, p. 224 .

Web links

Commons : Fiorenzo Abbondio  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alessandra Maffioli: Abbondio. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 11, 2000 , accessed April 29, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Abbondio, Fiorenzo . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 1, Seemann, Leipzig 1983, ISBN 3-598-22741-8 , p. 63.
  3. ↑ Abbondio Fiorenzo ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2014 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. , on ticino.ch  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ticino.ch
  4. ^ Simona Martinoli et al. a .: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History . Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, ISBN 978-88-7713-482-0 , pp. 170-173.
  5. ↑ Giuseppe Cattori - Muralto, TI, Switzerland , entry on waymarking.com
  6. ^ Museo Fiorenzo Abbondio
personal data
SURNAME Abbondio, Fiorenzo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Ascona
DATE OF DEATH March 13, 1980
Place of death Muralto