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Gennaro Calì
Gennaro Calì (–1877) was an Italian sculptor. Biography He was born and died in Naples. He was born in a family of artists. His brother Andrea was also a sculptor. He studied initially at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, then moved to Rome, where he worked under the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, and also encountered Antonio Canova. Returning to Naples, he helped decorate the entrance stairway to the Royal Palace of Naples, Royal Palace. He also helped complete the gilded stucco decoration of the throne room of the Royal Palace of Caserta. In Naples, he also sculpted the statue of ''San Giovanni Crisostomo'' for the church of San Francesco di Paola, Naples, San Francesco di Paola, a ''Pietà'' for the main altar for the church of the Camposanto, and ''L’Addolorata'' now in the Museo di Capodimonte. An article in 1856 Journal of ''Il Poligrafo'', describes him as the prince of Neapolitan sculptors In 1822, along with Tito Angelini, he won an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. Metropolitan City of Naples, Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and Naples metropolitan area, its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles. Founded by Greeks in the 1st millennium BC, first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ( grc, Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
