Giuseppe Chiattone
Giuseppe Chiattone (born March 21, 1863 in Lugano ; † February 2, 1954 there ) was a Swiss sculptor . He was the younger brother of the sculptor Antonio Chiattone and the uncle of the architect Mario Chiattone .
Life
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Giuseppe Chiattone trained as a sculptor at the Compagnia di Sant'Anna in Lugano and at the Accademia Albertina in Turin . He then worked in his brother Antonio 's studio in Milan . Both achieved notoriety primarily through grave monuments. In 1887 they returned to Lugano and opened a joint studio there. In contrast to his brother, his sphere of activity was limited to Switzerland and the border areas
From 1900 to 1902 Chiattone was a member of the Federal Art Commission . In their jury he was jointly responsible for the selection of works of art in the Swiss section of the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris . Chiatttone received a prize of 1,500 Swiss francs for his World Post Memorial design. His most famous work was created in 1902 for the Federal Palace in Bern . It is the statue of Stauffacherin (the legendary wife of Werner Stauffacher ) in the hall of the National Council .
literature
- Rossana Cardani: Giuseppe Chiattone. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . May 2, 2005 , accessed February 9, 2020 .
- Giulio Foletti: Arte nell'Ottocento: la pittura e la scultura del Cantone Ticino, 1870-1920. Armando Dadò Editore, Locarno 2001.
Web links
- Giuseppe Chiattone (Italian) on ti.ch/can/oltreconfiniti/dalle-origini-al-1900/
- Maria Foletti: Chiattone, Giuseppe. In: Sikart
Individual evidence
- ^ Giulio Foletti: Arte nell'Ottocento: la pittura e la scultura del Cantone Ticino, 1870-1920. Armando Dadò Editore, Locarno 2001.
- ↑ World Post Memorial Draft
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chiattone, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lugano |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 1954 |
| Place of death | Lugano |