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{{Short description|Italian sculptor}} |
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| name = Giovanni Baratta |
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| birth_date = 1670 |
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| birth_place = [[Carrara]] |
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| death_date = 1747 |
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| nationality = [[Italy|Italian]] |
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| known_for = [[Sculpture]] |
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| movement = [[Baroque]] |
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[[File:Fosdinovo-chiesa di San Remigio8.JPG|thumb|Altar of the Madonna del Suffragio, San Remigio, Fosdinovo.]] |
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'''Giovanni Baratta''' (1670–1747) was an Italian sculptor of the late-[[Baroque]] period. |
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He was born in [[Carrara]], but active in [[Florence]] and [[Livorno]]. He was a pupil of [[Giovanni Battista Foggini]]. He has sculptures in church of [[San Ferdinando, Livorno]]. |
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He also sculpted some works, including the Altar of the Madonna of the Suffrage (aiding the souls in purgatory) for the church of San Remigio, [[Fosdinovo]]. |
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His statues of Hercules and Orpheus and Euridice were acquired by Danish king [[Frederick IV of Denmark|Frederick IV]] and are in the [[Hercules Pavilion]] in [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]. |
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*{{cite book | first= Rudolf|last= Wittkower|author-link= Rudolf Wittkower| year=1993| title= Art and Architecture Italy, 1600-1750| editor= Pelican History of Art| others= (1980) Penguin Books Ltd | pages= 447}} |
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*''Two Early Documented Works by Francesco Baratta the Younger'', Marilyn Dunn. The Burlington Magazine (1991) pages |
*''Two Early Documented Works by Francesco Baratta the Younger'', Marilyn Dunn. The Burlington Magazine (1991) pages 91–94. |
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Latest revision as of 22:08, 13 September 2024
Giovanni Baratta | |
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| Born | 1670 |
| Died | 1747 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Movement | Baroque |
Giovanni Baratta (1670–1747) was an Italian sculptor of the late-Baroque period.
He was born in Carrara, but active in Florence and Livorno. He was a pupil of Giovanni Battista Foggini. He has sculptures in church of San Ferdinando, Livorno. He also sculpted some works, including the Altar of the Madonna of the Suffrage (aiding the souls in purgatory) for the church of San Remigio, Fosdinovo. His statues of Hercules and Orpheus and Euridice were acquired by Danish king Frederick IV and are in the Hercules Pavilion in Copenhagen, Denmark.
He is the nephew of Francisco Baratta the elder, who worked in the studio of Bernini in Rome. Giovanni had two brothers who were also sculptors: Francesco Baratta the Younger and Pietro.
References
[edit]- Wittkower, Rudolf (1993). Pelican History of Art (ed.). Art and Architecture Italy, 1600-1750. (1980) Penguin Books Ltd. p. 447.
- Two Early Documented Works by Francesco Baratta the Younger, Marilyn Dunn. The Burlington Magazine (1991) pages 91–94.
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