Tullo Golfarelli
Tullo Golfarelli (24 June 1852, Bologna - 30 March 1928, Bologna) was an Italian sculptor and painter.
Biography
He was born to Enrico Golfarelli, a goldsmith, and his wife Vittoria, née Bassoli. His father introduced him to the techniques of engraving and metalworking, and he attended technical schools from 1864 to 1867.[1]
In 1875, thanks to a subsidy from the municipality of
In addition to his formal studies, his friendship with
During the 1880s and 1890s, he competed in numerous competitions for sculptures and monuments. Notable ones include Giuseppe Garibaldi, to be placed in Perugia (1885), and Christopher Columbus, destined for New York City (1890). Both commissions went to other competitors. His largest project involved ten monuments at the Certosa di Bologna, which were created during the 1890s and 1900s.
From 1887 to 1893, he was a teacher at the "Professional School of Decorative Arts" and was named an honorary member of the academy. In 1902, he married Zaira Petrini (1868-1948), with whom he would have two sons.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-88-7381-931-8
- ^ a b c Valentina Andreucci, "Golfarelli Tullo" @ Storia e Memoria de Bologna
- ^ Alfonso Panzetta, Nuovo dizionario degli scultori italiani dell'Ottocento e del primo Novecento, Ad Arte. pp. 440–441
- ^ a b Biography of Golfarelli from the Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani @ Treccani
Further reading
- Antonello Nave, "La facciata dell’Ospedale Maggiore e lo scultore Tullo Golfarelli", in Strenna Storica Bolognese, Comitato per Bologna Storica e Artistica, Pàtron editore, Vol.LV, 2005, pp. 321–327
- Lucio Scardino, "Scultori bolognesi a Ferrara tra Otto e Novecento", in Il Carrobbio - Tradizioni problemi immagini dell'Emilia Romagna, Pàtron editore, Vol. XXIII, 2007, pp. 128–129
External links
- "L’Università della Terza Età riscopre Tullo Golfarelli, scultore cesenate" @ the Corriere Cesenate
- "Nello studio di Tullo Golfarelli". Storia e Memoria di Bologna. Istituzione Bologna Musei.