Lorenzo Giuntini
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Andrew Lawrence Giuntini was born ca. 1843 in Cheltenham
, Gloucestershire
, England
. His father, Andrea Giuntini, was born ca. 1808 in Italy and, having immigrated to England, married Mary Woulds on May 12, 1839 in Lincoln. Lorenzo Giuntini married Susannah Louisa Barnett on September 11, 1866 in Frome, Somerset and had 8 children. He died in London, on December 29, 1920.
Lorenzo Giuntini was a plaster
modeller. This was a family gift, as his father, brothers and sons had the same profession. Lorenzo worked at one time for a known firm in the field, Brucciani (Brucciani D, &Co. Ltd, 40 Russel street, Covent Garden).
Lorenzo Giuntini took part in several archaeological expeditions:
These expeditions were covered by articles in the Times: August 19, 1893, September 9, 1892 and November 27, 1898.
Some of Lorenzo's casts are displayed in the British Museum
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. His father, Andrea Giuntini, was born ca. 1808 in Italy and, having immigrated to England, married Mary Woulds on May 12, 1839 in Lincoln. Lorenzo Giuntini married Susannah Louisa Barnett on September 11, 1866 in Frome, Somerset and had 8 children. He died in London, on December 29, 1920.
Lorenzo Giuntini was a plaster
Plaster
Plaster is a building material used for coating walls and ceilings. Plaster starts as a dry powder similar to mortar or cement and like those materials it is mixed with water to form a paste which liberates heat and then hardens. Unlike mortar and cement, plaster remains quite soft after setting,...
modeller. This was a family gift, as his father, brothers and sons had the same profession. Lorenzo worked at one time for a known firm in the field, Brucciani (Brucciani D, &Co. Ltd, 40 Russel street, Covent Garden).
Lorenzo Giuntini took part in several archaeological expeditions:
- in 1883 et 1885, in Quiriguá (Guatemala) and Copán (Honduras) with Alfred MaudslayAlfred MaudslayAlfred Percival Maudslay was a British colonial diplomat, explorer and archaeologist. He was one of the first Europeans to study Mayan ruins....
, where he made plaster moulds of low-reliefs - in 1892 in Persepolis with Herbert Weld-Blundell: the plaster was replaced by "papier-mâché", due to transport difficulties.
These expeditions were covered by articles in the Times: August 19, 1893, September 9, 1892 and November 27, 1898.
Some of Lorenzo's casts are displayed in the British Museum