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Antonio Brilla
Antonio Brilla (22 September 1813 in Savona – 8 February 1891 in Savona) was a prolific Italian sculptor and ceramic artist mainly active in Liguria. He travelled in 1838 to Florence to study masterworks, where he met Giovanni Duprè and Lorenzo Bartolini. He returned to Savona to establish a studio. Two of Antonio's sons also were artists. Works * ''Madonna della Misericordia'' for the Sanctuary of Nostra Signora sul Monte Gazzo, Sestri Ponente. * Bas relief of poet Chiabrera, statues of Gioacchino Rossini and Pietro Metastasio for the facade of the Teatro Chiabrera of Savona. * Statue of ''Madonna'' in sacristy for the Church of Sant'Andrea Apostolo (Savona). * Crucifix and facade statues (1890) for the Oratory of Saints John the Baptist, John the Evangelist, and Petronilla in Savona. * Wooden statuary (1858) depicting ''Assumption of the Virgin'' for the Church of San Nicolò in Pietra Ligure. * Processional tableaux (1878) of ''Miracles of San Nicolò'' for the Paro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savona
Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italy, Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea. Savona used to be one of the chief seats of the Italian iron industry, having iron-works and foundries, shipbuilding, railway workshops, engineering shops, and a brass foundry. One of the most celebrated former inhabitants of Savona was the navigator Christopher Columbus, who farmed land in the area while chronicling his journeys. 'Columbus's house', a cottage situated in the Savona hills, lay between vegetable crops and fruit trees. It is one of several residences in Liguria associated with Columbus. History Inhabited in ancient times by Ligures tribes, it came under Ancient Rome, Roman influence in 180 BC, after the Punic wars in which the city had been allied to Carthage. At the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it passed under Lombards, Lombard rule in 641 AD (being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
