Matteo Bottiglieri (1684–1757) was an Italian sculptor and painter from

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. One of his first works is a marble "Dead Christ" (1724), in the crypt of the Capua Cathedral, perhaps executed after drawings by

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. In 1733 he executed three works for the Church of the Crucifix in

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, and in the same year he took part in the decoration of San Giuseppe dei Ruffi in Naples. In 1747-1750, together with Francesco Pagani, he worked at the Spire of Guglia of the Immaculate Conception in the

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square. He also executed numerous drawings portraying shepherds, later used as models for figures in

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s. Some are in the collection of the

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. Also attributed to him is a group of "Christ and the Samaritan" in the cloister of

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, as well as the sepulchre of Alessandro Vicentini in the right transept of the church of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bottiglieri, Matteo 1684 births 1757 deaths 17th-century Neapolitan people 18th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Artists from the Kingdom of Naples Painters from Naples 18th-century Neapolitan people 18th-century Italian male artists