Giovanni Maria Benzoni Italian, 1809-1873

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

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Description

Giovanni Maria Benzoni
Agnus Dei
signed G.A. BENZONI. F. A. 1850. ROMA
white marble, on bleu turquin marble plinth, together with modern fluted pedestal
height 28 in. (excluding plinth)
71 cm

Literature

Alfonso Panzetta, Nuovo Dizionario degli scultori Italiani dell'ottocento e del primo novecento, G. Canale & C. spa, Borgaro, 2003.

Catalogue Note

Benzoni studied under Giuseppe Fabri before entering the Accademia di San Luca in Rome in 1828. Equally renowned for his religious work and classical subjects, he executed funerary monuments, architectural sculptures, and portrait busts.

Benzoni was a truly international artist who received commissions from aristocratic families all over the world, from St. Petersburg to Brazil. He carried these out from his studio in Rome. His sculpture was well-known in England after he showed work at the Great Exhibition of 1851, and, as a result, he received many English commissions. He also exhibited at the International Exhibition in Antwerp in 1861 as a representative of the Vatican.