Antonio Berti (sculptor)
Antonio Berti | |
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Born | San Piero a Sieve, Italy | 24 August 1904
Died | 1990 (aged 86) Sesto Fiorentino, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Antonio Berti (24 August 1904 – 1990) was an Italian sculptor and
Career
Berti was born into a family of farmers and shepherds in
Sculptures
Berti devoted himself mainly to portraiture by sculpting
Berti designed the bronze casket[5] used to house the wooden coffin of Pope Pius XI.[6]
Monuments
After the Second World War, Berti was commissioned to create monuments to many famous people, including to
Berti created the portal for the Castellammare Cathedral in Castellammare di Stabia and the monument to Elena of Montenegro, erected in Messina, in memory of the relief work of the sovereign during the earthquake that devastated the city. He also sculpted a monument to Padre Pio and one to Aldo Moro in his hometown of Maglie. The Moro bust was made after his death from his sketches.[7]
Medals and coins
Berti also made a name for himself as a designer of medals and coins. In the Vatican Museums (
Berti loved Italian music and was friends with the conductor Arturo Toscanini, for whom he minted "Triptych of the Silver Medals to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the death of Arturo Toscanini".[7]
In May 2014, on the occasion of the bicentenary of the
Teaching
Berti taught at the
Gallery
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Guglielmo Marconi (1974) Villa Griffone park in Sasso Marconi
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Carabinieri patrol in the blizzard (2014). Garden of S. Andrea al Quirinale, Rome
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Bergamo - Lombardy - Italy, Monument to Antonio Locatelli (1895-1936), aviator
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FAO Calendar Medal for 1982 (Bronze Obverse)
References
- ^ "Papa Francesco a Firenze – Un'opera di Antonio Berti sull'altare della S. Messa allo stadio Franchi" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Antonio Berti". Fonderia Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli.
- ^ a b "Antonio Berti". Gestione Picchiani & Barlacchi. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Antonio Berti Scultore-Sesto Fiorentino (Firenze)". Notizie di Guido Michi (in Italian). 15 May 2016.
- ISBN 9780786461165.
- ^ Spike, John T. (19 February 2007). "The Marinelli Foundry Of Florence - An Overview".
- ^ a b "XX anniversario della morte di Arturo Toscanini". edixxon.com (in Italian).
Ehrenmünze
- ^ "Storia di una pattuglia di Carabinieri in bronzo" (in Italian).
- ^ "Ferenc Csaba Varga". lorneandsons.com.
Further reading
- Hans Vollmer, ed. (1953). Berti, Antonio. Leipzig: E. A. Seemann. p. 777.
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Photo Gallery
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External links
- Media related to Antonio Berti at Wikimedia Commons
- "Antonio Berti... e gli artisti fiorentini continuavanoa nasceree" (in Italian). Museo Casa Siviero. June 2011.