Enrique Alciati
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Enrique Alciati (died after 1912) was a French/Italian sculptor and teacher, born in
Career
He began his career in Marseille as a sculptor following the French school. In 1886, he received an honorable mention for his works in the
It is thought he moved to
Alciati was appointed professor of sculpture, decoration and modelling at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes in 1895. At the beginning of the 20th century he was commissioned by the then President Porfirio Díaz to create most of the sculptures for the Independence Column in Mexico City under the direction of Antonio Rivas Mercado. While he made the marbles in Mexico and Florence, he cast the bronzes exclusively in the Italian city.
Sculptures
Most of his late works are spread over the Mexico City downtown area, some of these include:
- Various busts of prominent Mexicans along Paseo de la Reforma.
- A bust of Metropolitan Cathedral.
- Sculptures that decorate the Postal Palace, across the street from Bellas Artes.
- A Washington, DC, near the Department of State.[1]
See also
- Porfirio Díaz
- El Ángel de la Independencia
- Sculpture
- Statues of the Liberators
References
- ^ Smithsonian Institution (1993). "Benito Juarez, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- Edouard-Joseph, René (1930–1934). Dictionnaire biographique des artistes contemporaines 1910-1930: avec nombreux portraits, signatures et reproductions. Paris: Art & édition.
- Turner, Jane, ed. (1996). The Dictionary of Art. New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. ISBN 1-884446-00-0.
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