Luigi Akvisti (Akkisti; Italian. Luigi Acquisti ; 1745 , Forlì - 1823 , Bologna ) - Italian sculptor of the classical style .
| Luigi Aquisti | |
|---|---|
| ital Luigi acquisti | |
| Date of Birth | 1745 |
| Place of Birth | Forlì , Italy |
| Date of death | 1823 |
| Place of death | Bologna , Italy |
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Biography and Creativity
Born and studied in Bologna , there he made a reputation for himself by creating bas-reliefs for local churches. Of the works of that time, plots from Homer and Roman history on the main staircase of the Palazzo Braschi palace , as well as the Sibyls in the dome of the church of Santuario di Santa Maria della Vita, are noteworthy. [1]
Having moved to Rome , he created many works there, especially several statues of Venus , taking the example of Venus de Medicis . Among the sculptures created, he stands out according to the originality of the idea and the particular elegance of the performance “ Aphrodite , pacifying the violent Mars ”, commissioned by Lucien Bonaparte and exhibited at the Roman exhibition in 1805 [1] .
The following year, he went to Milan to decorate the Simplon road; statues and bas-reliefs for which took the next 10 years of his life, but were not put in place due to the fall of Napoleon and the resignation of the entire gigantic project. Struck by the incident, Aquisti retired to Bologna and created tombstones in order to earn a living [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Encyclopedic Dictionary
Literature
- Akvisti // Encyclopedic dictionary compiled by Russian scientists and writers. - SPb. , 1861.