Francesco Queirolo
Francesco Queirolo (1704–1762) was an Italian Genoese-born sculptor, active in Rome and Naples during the Rococo period.
Biography[]
He trained together with Giuseppe Rusconi in Rome. Here he executed the statues of St. Charles Borromeo and St. Bernard in the façade of Santa Maria Maggiore, a bust of Christine of Sweden (1740), the statue of Wealth in the Trevi Fountain (1735)[1] and the sepulchre of Duchess Grillo in Sant'Andrea delle Fratte (1752).
After 1752 he was active in the decoration of the famed Neapolitan Cappella Sansevero.
Release from Deception (Il Disinganno)[]
Release from Deception (Il Disinganno), produced in 1752-1759, shows a fisherman being released from a net by an angel. The masterpiece was carved from a single piece of marble and can be seen in Cappella Sansevero, Naples.
References[]
- ^ "Trevi Fountain – Nemo.Guide". Retrieved 2020-10-16.
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- Wittkower, Rudolf (1993). "Art and Architecture Italy, 1600-1750". Pelican History of Art. 1980. Penguin Books. pp. 449–450.
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- 1704 births
- 1762 deaths
- 18th-century Genoese people
- 18th-century Italian sculptors
- Italian male sculptors
- Rococo sculptors
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