Achille Bianchi
Achille Bianchi (February 16, 1837 – ?) was an Italian sculptor.
Biography[]
He was born in Milan to a father who was an artist, and pursued studies at the Brera Academy under . He was awarded a stipend to study in Florence and Rome. He sent to the academy as essays The entry of Christ into Jerusalem from Florence, and from Rome, a larger than life statue of Carmagnola defends himself from the accusation of treason.
In 1880, he settled in Rome, and had on Via del Babbuino a studio, once owned by his friend Giovanni Lombardi. Here Bianchi specialized in portraits for the cemeteries of Rome. He also is known for the following works: Susanna; Pia de' Tolomei; Rebecca; Nidia, the blind flower seller of Pompei from the novel of Edward Bulwer-Lytton; L'Armida from the work of Tasso; Ildegonda; Desdemona, awarded a first class medal at Oporto and winning him a decoration of the Knights of Christ. He also made the monument to his mother, and the funeral monument for the famiglia Puricelli-Guerra Family at the cemetery of Milan. He sculpted the altar of the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Brescia based on a design by Tagliaferri. In the cemetery of Rome are two monuments for the brothers Lombardi, both sculptors. Among his masterworks are the statues of of Pisa and of Alpinolo.[1]
References[]
- ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 56.
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