Raffaele Monti (often misspelled Rafaelle or Raffaelle; Milan 1818–1881) was an Italian sculptor, author and

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. Born in

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, he studied under his father, the noted sculptor

Gaetano Matteo Monti Gaetano Matteo Monti (13 March 1776 in Ravenna – 27 May 1847 in Milan) was an Italian sculptor, working in the Neoclassical style. He studied in Bologna and Rome and then moved to Milan, where he worked on Milan Cathedral (Duomo de Milano)It ...

, in the Imperial Academy. At the age of only 20, he was invited to

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where he received extensive patronage; he returned to

after two years. In 1846, Monti travelled to England for the year and later settled there. Monti exhibited at the Royal Academy, and soon earned recognition as a leading sculptor with his piece for the 6th Duke of Devonshire, the "Veiled Vestal", a figure with illusionistic veil, a specialism of his. A bust based on this work and cast in Parian porcelain by Copeland, entitled "The Bride" but often known as "The Veiled Bride", was issued in 1861 by the Crystal Palace Art Union. This became one of the most popular Parian busts ever produced. Monti produced sculptures in

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, but also created in metals and

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, while remaining active in the

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Works

*""La Donna Velata" (bust) 1845 Castle of Racconigi *"Veiled Vestal" 1847 Chatsworth House . *"A Circassian Slave in the Market Place at Constantinople" 1850

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. *"Cupid" and "Modesty", a pair, 1853: davidwilsonfineart.com *"Veritas" 1853 Medeiros e Almeida Museum Medeiros de Almeida Foundation, Lisbon,

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. *"River Thames" 1854 St John's Lock on the

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below

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Originally for the fountains at

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Sydenham *"La Donna Velata" (The Veiled Woman) 1854

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*Proscenium Arch 1858

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1858 Market Place,

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*"Veiled Lady" (bust) 1860

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*"The Sleep of Sorrow and the Dream of Joy" 1861

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*"The Mother" 1871 Potteries Museum & Art Gallery (Also produced in Parian by Copeland) *"Night" 1862 Parian figure produced by Copeland *"Morning" 1862 Parian figure produced by Copeland

Picture gallery

File:Veiled Vestal by Raffaelle Monti.jpg, '' Veiled Vestal'' ca 1848. Now at Chatsworth House. File:Father Thames, St John's Lock, Lechlade.jpg, Father

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ca. 1853, at St John's Lock,

File:Veritas raffaelle monti.jpg, Veritas ca 1853. From plaster original at

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. File:Raffaelle Monti-The Sleep of Sorrow and the Dream of Joy-Victoria and Albert Museum.jpg, The Sleep of Sorrow and the Dream of Joy ca. 1862.

File:Raffaele Monti, Bustes de femme voilée.jpg, Busts of Women Voil - Around 1860 - Marble - Musée des Ursulines - Mâcon

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monti, Raffaele 1818 births 1881 deaths Artists from Milan Italian emigrants to the United Kingdom Artists from London 19th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors 19th-century Italian male artists