Sebastian Sebastiani (died 1626) was an Italian sculptor and

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. His exact date of birth is unknown. Born in Camerino, Sebastiani trained in the workshop of

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in Recanati, and collaborated with several

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. The workshop often huddled pacts to cope with the commission volumes, so that often the works of these sculptors are teamwork and can hardly be attributed to only one of them. He oversaw the process of bronze casting for the monument to Pope Paul V. He contributed to the main door right side of the

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along with

Tiburzio Vergelli Tiburzio Vergelli (1551-1609) was an Italian sculptor and founder. Born in Camerino, Vergelli was a highly skilled metal smelter. He trained in the workshop of Antonio Calcagni and Girolamo Lombardo in Recanati. His first work is the statue of ...

. He died in 1626 in Recanati.

References

* Vitalini Giuseppe Sacconi, ''Macerata and its territory: the Sculpture'' * Floriano Grimaldi, Sebastian Sebastiani, in Id, ''The Art of Sculpture and the Getto''. Recanatese The School of Sculpture, Recanati, Tecnostampa Editions,

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vol. 1, p. 255-267.
Sebastian Sebastiani on 'Encyclopedia Treccani'

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* Year of birth unknown 1626 deaths 17th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors {{Italy-sculptor-stub