Enzo Plazzotta
Enzo Plazzotta (29 May 1921 – 12 October 1981) was an Italian-born British sculptor.[1]
Young Dancer, a bronze opposite the Royal Opera House.
Jeté, a bronze on Millbank, Westminster, London.
Sculpture Homage to Leonardo (The Vitruvian Man) 1982 in Belgrave Square, London
Plazzotta was born in Mestre, near Venice, and spent his working life in London. He is best remembered for a fascination with and study of movement in bronze - the human form, horses, ballerinas, and for his female studies, many of which adorn London's streets. He died in London, aged 60.
Works
Public works include:
- Camargue Horses stands on the Waterside Terrace at the Barbican Centre, London
- The Crucifixion in the College Gardens of Westminster Abbey.[2]
- Homage to Leonardo stands in Belgrave Square, London.
- Jeté, 1975, on the corner of 46-57 Millbank, Westminster, London (based on David Wall).
- The Hand of Christ stands in front of Dinand Library at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts [3]
- The Helmet,(1964) in front of Lewes Priory; commissioned by Sir Tufton Beamish[4]
- Two Brothers - Boys Town, Nebraska.[5]
- Young Dancer sits opposite the Royal Opera House in Broad Street, off Bow Street, London.
References
- Enzo Plazzotta: Compton Casey Gallery Archived February 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- "Enzo Plazzotta". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- "The Hand of Christ sculpture by Italian sculptor Enzo Plazzotta in".
- "Object Details | Public Sculptures of Sussex".
- "Two Brothers - Boys Town, NE". Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com. Waymarking.com. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
External links
Media related to Enzo Plazzotta at Wikimedia Commons- Plazzotta Sculpture website
- 5 artworks by or after Enzo Plazzotta at the Art UK site
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