Giuseppe Torretto or Torretti (Pagnano

Asolo

Asolo is a town and comune in the Veneto Region of Northern Italy. It is known as "The Pearl of the province of Treviso", and also as "The City of a Hundred Horizons" for its mountain settings.-History:...

, 1661 – Venice, 1743) was an Italian sculptor of statues and intaglio

Intaglio

Intaglio are techniques in art in which an image is created by cutting, carving or engraving into a flat surface and may also refer to objects made using these techniques:* Intaglio , a group of printmaking techniques with an incised image...

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Mainly working in Venice, statues by him can be found in the churches of Santa Maria Formosa

Santa Maria Formosa

Santa Maria Formosa is a church in Venice, northern Italy. It was erected in 1492 under the design by Renaissance architect Mauro Codussi. It lies on the site of a former church dating from the 7th century, which, according to tradition, was one of the eight founded by San Magno, bishop of Oderzo...

, I Gesuiti

I Gesuiti

The church of Santa Maria Assunta, known as I Gesuiti, is a religious building in Venice, in the sestiere of Cannaregio, in Campo dei Gesuiti, not far from the Fondamenta Nuove....

, Santa Maria di Nazareth and San Stae

San Stae

San Stae is a church in central Venice, in the sestiere di Santa Croce.San Stae, an abbreviation for Saint Eustachius, was founded at the beginning of 11th century and reconstructed in 17th century, has a main facade on the Grand Canal of Venice, constructed by Domenico Rossi, and richly...

 among others. The side walls of the Manin Chapel at Udine

Udine

Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...

 have stone high-reliefs by him showing scenes from the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He also founded a notable studio, which was kept going after his death by his grandchildren Giuseppe Bernardi

Giuseppe Bernardi

Giuseppe Bernardi ,also called Torretto, was a prominent mid-eighteenth century Italian sculptor. He is also known as a carver of intaglios and as the first teacher of Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova...

 and Giovanni Ferrari

Giovanni Ferrari (sculptor)

Giovanni Ferrari detto Torretto was an Italian sculptor....

, whose students included Antonio Canova

Antonio Canova

Antonio Canova was an Italian sculptor from the Republic of Venice who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh...

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