Giacomo Manzu (Manzu [1] ; Italian. Giacomo Manzù ; 1908 - 1991 ) - Italian sculptor. He gained recognition in the West, but thanks to the communist ideology, he was also highly appreciated by Soviet art criticism. Honorary member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR (1967), laureate of the International Lenin Prize "For the consolidation of peace between peoples" (1966).
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| Birth name | Giacomo Manzoni | ||||
| Date of Birth | December 22, 1908 | ||||
| Place of Birth | Bergamo , Kingdom of Italy | ||||
| Date of death | January 17, 1991 (82 years old) | ||||
| A place of death | Rome , Italian Republic | ||||
| Citizenship |  Italy | ||||
| Genre | sculptor , artist , graphic artist | ||||
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| Website | giacomomanzu.it | ||||
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Biography
The son of a shoemaker.
The training in painting and sculpture was led by Gian Bettino Chignaroli at the Academy of Fine Arts.
Despite his atheism, he was a personal friend of Pope John XXIII and performed a number of religious works for St. Peter's Basilica in Rome , as well as projects in the USA and Japan . He worked in Paris , Rome, New York , Detroit .
His sculpture “Cardinal” (1955) is in the International Gallery of Modern Art in Venice , and the sculpture “Susanna” (1961) is in the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome. In 1963, Manzu completed six reliefs for the "Gate of Death" of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Several of his works are in the State Hermitage [2] .
In 1970 he created a monument to Vladimir Lenin on Capri .
Rewards
- Cavalier of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for the Italian Republic ( June 2, 1960 ) [3]
- Great officer of the Order of Merit for the Italian Republic ( December 30, 1952 ) [4]
- Gold Medal "For Contribution to the Development of Culture and Art" ( June 1, 1981 ) [5]
- Austrian badge of honor “For science and art” ( Austria , 1974 ) [6]
- International Lenin Prize "For the consolidation of peace between peoples" ( USSR , 1966 )
- Feltrinelli Prize (1953, 1983)
Notes
- ↑ In the original, z is pronounced loudly .
- ↑ Works of Giacomo Mantsu at the State Hermitage Museum
- ↑ Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Giacomo Manzoni (Italian)
- ↑ Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Sig. Giacomo Manzù (Italian)
- ↑ Medaglia d'oro ai benemeriti della cultura e dell'arte Giacomo Manzoni (Manzù) (Italian)
- ↑ Das österreichische Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst (German)
Literature
- Libman M.I. Giacomo Mantsu. - M.: Soviet artist , 1966. - 80 p.
Links
- Biography on the site ARTCONTEXT.INFO
- Mantsu Giacomo - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .