Raimondo Pereda (1840 in

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– 1915) was an

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sculptor. He was a resident of

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but born to a Swiss-Italian family. He exhibited in

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, in 1870, a marble statuette titled: ''The First Lesson''. At Milan, in 1883, he exhibited another graceful statuette depicting his own son, and a marble bust titled ''La cuffia della nonna''. Another marble sculpture was exhibited in 1886 Milan, titled ''Duetto'', a cui faceva degno riscontro a stucco statue Una doccia. Among his works are: ''La fidanzata (Woman Engaged to Marry)''; ''Triestina'' (bust); ''Orphan of Mother'', (marble group); ''La rete d' amore (Web of Love)''; the statuettes of ''Silenzio (Silence)'' and ''Dolore (Pain)''; ''Alla Chiesa''; ''Piccolo affricano (Pygmy)''; ''Il dentista del villaggio (Village Dentist)'', and multiple other bas reliefs and portraits. He was an honorary associate of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Milan in 1890. ''Atti della R. Accademia di Belli Arti di Milano''

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