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Luigi Secchi (1853 in
He was born in Milan Tourism Site
entry on Parini Monument. One of his masterworks is his monument to
Image:6403 - Milano - San Fedele - Luigi Secchi (1853-1921), L'ultima comunione del Manzoni (1903) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto - 14-Feb-2008.jpg, ''Last Communion of Manzoni'', (1903) plaque in the Church of San Fedele, Milan
Image:IMG 5068 - Intra - Monumento a Pietro Ceretti (1823-1884)- Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto - 3 febr 2007.jpg, ''Monument to Pietro Ceretti'' (1895), in
Luigi Secchi (1853 in Cremona
Cremona ( , , ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po (river), Po river in the middle of the Po Valley. It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local city a ...
– 1921 in Miazzina
Miazzina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Verbania. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 415 and an area ...
) was an Italian sculptor.
Biography
He was born in Cremona
Cremona ( , , ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po (river), Po river in the middle of the Po Valley. It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local city a ...
, but resided during his career mostly in Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
. He was initially a pupil of Pietro Magni Pietro Magni may refer to:
*Pietro Magni (sculptor) (1817–1877), Italian sculptor
*Pietro Magni (engineer) (1898–1988), Italian aeronautical engineer
*Pietro Magni (footballer)
Pietro Magni (20 March 1919 – 24 September 1992) was an Itali ...
, and then of Francesco Barzaghi
Francesco Barzaghi (10 February 1839–21 August 1892) was an Italian sculptor.
Biography
Born in Milan, Austrian Empire, he had his initial training in the studios of Antonio Tantardini and Alessandro Puttinati. He enrolled in the Accademi ...
at the Brera Academy
The Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera (), also known as the or Brera Academy, is a state-run tertiary public academy of fine arts in Milan, Italy. It shares its history, and its main building, with the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan's main public mu ...
.
He worked on statues in bronze and marble. He exhibited in 1883 in Milan, a bronze statue titled: ''Modello in Riposo''. His work ''Bel mattino'' was awarded at the 1883 Girotti competition. In 1884, in Turin, he exhibited a model for ''In Repose''. In 1886 in Milan, he exhibited this statue in marble.
He was commissioned a number of monuments in and around Milan. These include the ''Monument to the poet Giuseppe Parini
Giuseppe Parini (23 May 1729 – 15 August 1799) was an Italian satirist and Neoclassicism, Neoclassical poet.
Biography
Parini (originally spelled Parino) was born in Bosisio Parini, Bosisio (later renamed Bosisio Parini in his honour) in Brianz ...
'', (1899) at the piazza Cordusio, Milan. The base was completed with Antonio Beltrami and inaugurated on the centenary of the writer's death.entry on Parini Monument. One of his masterworks is his monument to
Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi ( ; ; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the province of Parma, to a family of moderate means, recei ...
made for town where the composer lived.
Gallery
Verbania
Verbania (, , ) is the most populous ''comune'' (municipality) and the capital city of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. It is situated on the shore of Lake Maggiore, about north-west of Milan and ab ...
, Italy.
Image:MonumentoMacMahon12-06-09.jpg, ''Monument to Patrice Edme Maurice de Mac Mahon'' (1895) in Magenta, Italy
Image:9337 - Milano - Giardini Pubblici - Monumento a Gaetano Negri (1830-1902) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 22-Apr-2007.jpg, ''Monument to Gaetano Negri'' (1908).
Image:9324 - Milano - Giardini Pubblici - Monumento a Giuseppe Giacosa - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 22-Apr-2007.jpg, ''Monument to Giuseppe Giacosa
Giuseppe Giacosa (21 October, 1847 – 1 September, 1906) was an Italian poet, playwright and librettist. Regarded at the turn of the 20th century as one of Italy’s leading playwrights, Giacosa is remembered chiefly for his association with P ...
'' (1910).
References
1853 births 1921 deaths Artists from Cremona Brera Academy alumni 20th-century Italian sculptors 20th-century Italian male artists 19th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors Sculptors from Lombardy 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-sculptor-stub