Giuseppe Giorgetti
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Giuseppe Giorgetti was an Italian sculptor in Rome
who worked first under his older brother Antonio Giorgetti
and took over his workshop after Antonio died in late 1669. He then also became the principal sculptor for the Barberini
family for whom he undertook some restoration of ancient sculptures, most importantly of the Barberini Faun
in 1679, carried out together with Lorenzo Ottoni
.
His masterpiece is the recumbant statue of Saint Sebastian (c. 1671/72) in the Basilica di San Sebastiano fuori le mura
on the via Appia, Rome, possibly after a design by Ciro Ferri
.
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
who worked first under his older brother Antonio Giorgetti
Antonio Giorgetti
Antonio Giorgetti was an Italian sculptor who passed his career in Rome, a disciple of Gian Lorenzo Bernini...
and took over his workshop after Antonio died in late 1669. He then also became the principal sculptor for the Barberini
Barberini
The Barberini are a family of the Italian nobility that rose to prominence in 17th century Rome. Their influence peaked with the election of Cardinal Maffeo Barberini to the papal throne in 1623, as Pope Urban VIII...
family for whom he undertook some restoration of ancient sculptures, most importantly of the Barberini Faun
Barberini Faun
The life-size marble statue known as the Barberini Faun or Drunken Satyr is located in the Glyptothek in Munich, Germany. A Faun is the Roman equivalent of a Greek Satyr. In Greek mythology, satyrs were human-like male woodland spirits with several animal features, often a goat-like tail, hooves,...
in 1679, carried out together with Lorenzo Ottoni
Lorenzo Ottoni
Lorenzo Ottoni was an Italian sculptor who was commissioned by the papacy and various noble houses of renaissance Italy.-Life:Ottoni was born in Rome in 1658 and spent the majority of his life in the city....
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His masterpiece is the recumbant statue of Saint Sebastian (c. 1671/72) in the Basilica di San Sebastiano fuori le mura
San Sebastiano fuori le mura
San Sebastiano fuori le mura , or San Sebastiano ad Catacumbas , is a basilica in Rome, central Italy...
on the via Appia, Rome, possibly after a design by Ciro Ferri
Ciro Ferri
Ciro Ferri was an Italian Baroque sculptor and painter, the chief pupil and successor of Pietro da Cortona.He was born in Rome, where he began working under Cortona and with a team of artists in the extensive fresco decorations of the Quirinal Palace...
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