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Marco Casagrande (sculptor)
Marco Casagrande (18 September 1804 – 5 February 1880) was an Italian sculptor, active in Veneto and Hungary. His name is often overlooked because his works, in neoclassical style, all of excellent workmanship, are often mistakenly attributed by most to Zandomeneghi, his teacher, or to his most illustrious fellow countryman, Antonio Canova, Canova. Biography Marco Casagrande was born in Campea di Miane into a peasant family. Thanks to the generosity of the lords of Campea, Giovambattista, Vettore and Bartolomeo Gera, he was enrolled at a very young age at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, a pupil of the master Luigi Zandomeneghi. In 1825 he won the 1st prize of the Brera Academy with the opera Angelica and Medoro. During this period he was commissioned to make a statue of Pauline Bonaparte by the Marshal of the Empire Macdonald, Duke of Taranto, and a bust of Antonio Canova by his patron Bartolomeo Gera. In the city of Ferrara in 1829 he created the sculptural group depic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miane
Miane is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about northwest of Venice and about northwest of Treviso. As of 31 December 2022, it had a population of 3,123 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of Miane contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Combai, Campea, and Premaor. Miane borders the following municipalities: Farra di Soligo, Follina, Mel, Valdobbiadene. Physical Geography The territory of Miane is located in the northern area of the province, near the border with Belluno. The territory is therefore characterized by the presence of reliefs of various sizes, from the modest moraines of the central-southern area to the Belluno pre-Alps of the northern area, which here culminate with the 1,438 m above sea level of Mount Cimon. However, the reliefs alternate with valleys and plateaus on which the main inhabited center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
