Odoardo Tabacchi
Odoardo Tabacchi (born December 19, 1831 in Valganna , † March 23, 1905 in Milan ) was an Italian sculptor.
Life
From 1845 Odoardo Tabacchi studied sculpture at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan. He also worked in the studios of Pietro Magni and Abbondio Sangiorgio and attended courses with Benedetto Cacciatori . He won a scholarship that allowed him to continue his studies in Florence , Rome and Naples . In 1860 he returned to Milan and opened his own studio. In 1867 he succeeded Vincenzo Velas as professor of sculpture at the Accademia Albertina in Turin . There Giuseppe Grandi , Luigi Belli , Davide Calandra , Leonardo Bistolfi and Pietro Canonica were among his students. Tabacchi showed his work at exhibitions in Parma , Turin, Rome, Milan and Naples, among others , as well as at the world exhibitions in Paris (1867) and Vienna (1873) .
Works
- Monument to Camillo Benso von Cavour , Milan, 1865 (together with Antonio Tantardini )
- Monument to Pietro Paleocapa , Turin, 1871
- Christian virgin, sentenced to the death penalty , 1872
- Monument to Giovanni Battista Cassinis , Turin, 1873
- Hypatia , 1877
- Monument to the construction of the Mont Cenis tunnel , Turin, 1879 (together with Luigi Belli )
- Monument to Filippo Brignone , Pinerolo , 1879
- Monument to Victor Emmanuel II , Padua , 1880–1882
- Monument to Arnold of Brescia , Brescia , 1882
- Monument to Alfonso La Marmora , Biella , 1886
- Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi , Turin, 1887
- Monument to Giovanni Lanza , Casale Monferrato , 1887
- Sculptures, Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta , Gallarate, 1888
- Monument to Giovanni Battista Bottero , Turin, 1899
- Monument to Umberto I , Asti , 1903
literature
- Anna Maria Brizio: Tabacchi, Odoardo . In: Enciclopedia Italiana , Rome 1937
- L. Servolini: Tabacchi, Odoardo . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 32 : Stephens – Theodotos . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1938, p. 386 .
- F. Fenzi: Tabacchi, Odoardo. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 14, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2012–, ISBN 978-3-7001-7312-0 , p. 183.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tabacchi, Odoardo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1831 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valganna |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 1905 |
| Place of death | Milan |