Giuseppe Giosafatti (1643–1733) was an Italian architect and sculptor, mainly active in the city of

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. His father, Antonio, was born in Venice and active in the late 1580s. Giuseppe's father placed him as an apprentice to his cousin Lazzaro Morelli, who worked in Rome for

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. In Rome, Giuseppe learned sculpture, and contributed to the work of the sculptural group of the Cathedra of St Peter in the Basilica and the Fountain at Piazza Navona. He had four sons, three of whom were also sculptors and architects: Lazzaro (1694-1781, also a painter);

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(1696-1780); and

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(1699-1785). He established a large studio for training artists in Ascoli. He was buried in Santa Maria delle Grazie in Ascoli.Descrizione Delle Pitture Sculture Architetture ed altre cose rare Della Insigne Citta delle Ascoli nelle Marca
by Baldassarre Orsini, Stamperia Baduelliana, Perugia, 1790. page 236-237.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Giosafatti, Giuseppe 1643 births 1733 deaths Artists from Ascoli Piceno 17th-century Italian architects 18th-century Italian architects 17th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors 18th-century Italian sculptors Italian Baroque architects Architects from Marche 18th-century Italian male artists