Michele Sansebastiano
Michele Sansebastiano or Vincenzo Michelangelo Sansebastiano (Novi Ligure, September 26, 1852 – Genoa, 1908) was an Italian sculptor, mainly of terra cotta and stucco.
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He was first educated in the Accademia Ligustica of Fine Arts of Genoa, and later trained in Florence under Augusto Rivalta.[1] In 1881 he sent to the Genoese Exposition of Fine Arts, a stucco group depicting: I più bei fiori del mio giardino; and 1885 to the same Exhibition, a terra cotta Venus statuette, a small bust depicting the Emperor of Germany, a terracotta Paura ingenua, and the other two titled: Fabbro.[2] Among other works are:
- Monument to the Republic of Brazil, set up in Belém, State of Parà, Brazil.
- Statues of Christ and St Peter (Church of Santa Maria delle Vigne, Genoa)
- Telemons of the "Palazzo dei Giganti" (Genoa, Via XX Settembre)
- Cippo Tagliaferro, Cippo Romanengo-Bussa, Barbieri Tomb (Genoa, Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno)
- Fountain with Putto (Via Roma, Novi Ligure)
- Vernetti and Cambiaggio-Minetto Tomb (Cemetery of Novi Ligure)
Along with Cesare Moreno, he founded in 1883 a factory for the production of ceramic sculpture. In 1898, he was named Academic of Merit of the Accademia Ligustica.[3]
References
- Studi genuensi, Volumes 4-8, Istituto Internazionale di studi Liguri, 1986, Page 65.
- Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page .
- Studi genuensi, Volumes 4-8, Istituto Internazionale di studi Liguri, 1986.