Francesco Maria Schiaffino

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Francesco Maria Schiaffino, statue of the Immacolata, Museum of the treasure, Cathedral of San Lorenzo, Genoa. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1963.

Francesco Maria Schiaffino (1688 – 3 January 1763) was an Italian sculptor of the Rococo, or late-Baroque, mainly active in his native city of Genoa.

Born into a family of sculptors, including his older brother

Albissola
.

References

  • Soprani, Raffaello (1769). Carlo Giuseppe Ratti (ed.). Delle vite de' pittori, scultori, ed architetti genovesi; Tomo secundo scritto da Carlo Giuseppe Ratti. Genoa: Stamperia Casamara. p. 279. Genovesi Raffaello Soprani.
  • Index of works at Web Gallery of Art.
  • Francesco Maria Schiaffino biography at Web Gallery of Art.