Giuseppe Torretto or Torretti (1661 in Pagnano – 1743 in

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) was an Italian sculptor of statues and intaglios. Mainly working in Venice, statues by him can be found in the churches of

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, I Gesuiti, Santa Maria di Nazareth and

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among others. The side walls of the Manin Chapel at

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have stone high-reliefs by him showing scenes from the life of the

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.''Venice:guide to sculpture from the origins to the 20th century'' by Renzo Salvadori, Toto Bergamo Ross
"Giuseppe Torretto also did the bas-relief with the Descent from the Cross on the antependium of the high altar and the marble Crucifix in the Foscarini chapel (on the left)".
/ref> He also founded a notable studio, which was kept going after his death by his grandchildren

Giuseppe Bernardi Giuseppe Bernardi (24 March 1694 in Pagnano – 22 February 1773 in Venice), also called Torretto, was a prominent mid-18th-century Italian sculptor. He is also known as a carver of intaglios and as the first teacher of Neoclassical sculptor Ant ...

and

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, whose students included

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. (Venice) Statue of Saint Sebastian on the front of the Church of San Stae.jpg,

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on the front of

church in

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church in

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church in

Angeli Giuseppe Torretti San Stae.jpg, Angels by Giuseppe Torretti on the facade of

church in

Ca' Rezzonico - Democrito (1705) - Giuseppe Torretti.jpg,

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Ca' Rezzonico Ca' Rezzonico () is a palazzo and art museum on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro of Venice, Italy. It is a particularly notable example of the 18th century Venetian baroque and rococo architecture and interior decoration, and displays painting ...

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