Giuseppe Pisani
Giuseppe Pisani (* 1757 in Carrara ; † December 27, 1839 in Modena ) was an Italian sculptor .
Life
Pisani studied at the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence , after which he worked mainly in Rome . He moved to Vienna and worked for the House of Este , where Archduke Franz appointed him court sculptor . In 1814 he was appointed Primo scultore , in 1821 he was director of the academy in Modena, where he died in 1839.
During his time in Vienna he created two portrait busts , which are now kept in the Vienna Army History Museum .
Works (excerpt)
- Tomb for Ercole III. d'Este , Duke of Modena, 1808, Modena Cathedral
- Portrait bust of Emperor Franz I of Austria , before 1814, Carrara marble , 57 × 20 × 22 cm, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
- Portrait bust of Archduke Karl of Austria-Teschen , before 1814, Carrara marble , 49 × 18.5 × 21 cm, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
- Tomb for Karl Ambrosius of Austria-Este , Archbishop of Gran, 1826, Dom zu Gran
- Portrait bust of Francis IV , Duke of Modena, Academy in Modena
literature
- Ilse Krumpöck: The sculptures in the Army History Museum , Vienna 2004, p. 134 f.
- Ulrich Thieme (ed.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Leipzig 1933, Volume 27, p. 94.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulrich Thieme (ed.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Leipzig 1933, Volume 27, p. 94.
- ↑ Ilse Krumpöck: Die Bildwerke im Heeresgeschichtliches Museum , Vienna 2004, p. 134 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pisani, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1757 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carrara |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1839 |
| Place of death | Modena |