Cesare Sighinolfi
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Cesare Sighinolfi (1833 in Modena − 1902) was an Italian sculptor.
Biography
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His father, who built musical organs, wanted him to follow in the profession, but the boy inclined towards art, and he received early mentorship from the sculptor
Sighinolfi received several commissions from the Portuguese royal family. He sculpted the portrait of the sitting King, in a sea captain uniform; the portrait of Queen Pia of Savoy and the portrait of Princes Carlos and Alfonso. These last two were depicted as babies, one resting on a pillow, the other gently lying in a shell. Queen Pia also commissioned: Love of country and Raccoglimento allo studio. The King of Portugal also commissioned a Leda and the Swan.
A larger than life statue of
Cesare Sighinolfi travelled to Bogotà, Colombia in 1880, invited by his mentor Pietro Cantini to help decorate the Teatro Cristobal Colon. He made monuments to Christopher Columbus and Isabelle the Catholic (1906).
In Bogota, Cesare Sighinolfi succeeded Alberto Urdaneta, as director of the School of Fine Arts of Bogotà: teaching alongside Luigi Ramelli and Pietro Cantini. In 1896, in Bogota, he completes a portrait of Rafael Reyes.
References
- ^ Biography of Menotti.
- ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti Archived 21 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine, by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 474-475.
External links
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