Augusto Rivalta
Augusto Rivalta (1835 or 1838 – April 14, 1925) was an Italian sculptor.
Biography
Rivalta was born in Alessandria, Italy, to Genoese parents. In 1859, he moved to Florence, but soon swept up in the patriotic events, he volunteered for the Genovese Carabiniere, and took part in the campaigns. He was wounded during the conflict.
He returned to Florence, where he studied with
Because he took part in the
Among his other works are the giocatore di trottola ; the marble group of Un bambino che scherza con una capra; and A wounded Zouave in ministered in the field by a Sister of Charity, while a bersagliere, launches himself with his bayonet towards the enemy (1861). he completed a Giovan Battista Niccolini once found in the Museum Capodimonte. He sculpted one of the bas-reliefs at the base of the Monument to Cavour in Turin, displaying the funereal cortege transporting the body to the cemetery. He completed the monument to the Garibaldi fighter, Savi. He completed a number of busts, and the equestrian statue of Vittorio Emanuele II for Livorno.[5]
In 1870, he became professor of sculpture at the
References
- ^ Resasco, Ferdinando, Staglieno Camposanto: Excursion Descriptive Illustree, Tipografia Sociale, Genova, 1922
- ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 418.
- ^ Berresford, Sandra, ‘’Italian Memorial Sculpture 1820-1940 : A Legacy of Love’’, Frances Lincoln Limited, London, 2004 p 64
- ^ Resasco, Ferdinando, ‘’Staglieno Camposanto: Excursion Descriptive Illustree’’, Tipografia Sociale, Genova, 1922
- ^ De Gubernatis.
- ^ McKay, James, The Dictionary of Sculptors in Bronze, Antique Collectors Club, London, 1995
- ISBN 0-17-005292-3.
External links
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