Luigi Acquisti
Luigi Acquisti | |
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Emilia Romagna | |
Nationality | Italian |
Years active | 1774-1823 |
Luigi Acquisti (1745–1823) was an Italian sculptor mainly known for his works in the neoclassical style.
He was born in Forlì the 29 March 1747 and died in Bologna in 1823. His works are distributed throughout Italy. Among them are reliefs of Arco della Pace in Milan; the statue of the Vecchia Legge for the facade of Milan Cathedral; Mars and Venus for the Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo on Lake Como; statues in Palazzo Braschi in Rome; and an Atlanta (c. 1806) for the Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte in Milan.
Biography
Acquisti was still young when he moved to Bologna in order to study at the
He was an honorary member of the Gran Ducale Fiorentina academy (1782), the Academy of St Luke (1803), and the Academy of Mantova.[2]
Bologna
His work in Bologna (1774–1791) was typified by the decorazioni all'antica or decorations in imitation of the Greco-Roman classics. His work is also imbued with a search of the magnificent and impressive as seen in his enormous statue for the Chiesa del Triregno (1781). His masterpiece from this period is found in the
Rome
In 1792 Acquisti left Bologna for Rome (1792–1807) which was influenced by Acquisti having been a member of the board for the Curlandese prize. In the 1789 edition he saw the
Milan
After 1807 Acquisti moved to Milan, where he produced among his most famous works such as the marble statue Atalanta, the marble group Mars and Venus, the statue of David on the façade of the
Return to Bologna
Acquisti returned to Bologna in 1814, from then until his death producing sculptures for the
Legacy
Acquisti, along with Giacomo Rossi, helped promote the transition from the graceful figures of the baroque and the flowery rococo to the heroic scenes inspired by Benedetto Alfieri. Despite having travelled around Italy, he is considered a Bolognese artist due to having spent most of his childhood in Bologna, having been educated in Bologna, and producing many of his most important works in Bologna.[2]
He is buried in the
References
- ^ http://www.iperbole.bologna.it/bologna/museoarcheologico/informaz/PDF/TAGOpieghevole.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f "Museo Virtuale della Certosa - Luigi Acquisti". Archived from the original on 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
- ^ Ralph Hennings/Torben Koopmann: St. Lamberti-Kirche in Oldenburg, Berlin/Munich 2011, p. 64-65.
External links
- Italycyberguide entry
- Villa Carlota site
- Certosa of Bologna biography of Acquisti [1]
- Comune di Bologna informational brochure [2][permanent dead link]