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Alvise Tagliapietra (1670–1747) was a Venetian baroque sculptor.
Tagliapietra was born in 
In his native Venice, his works include the statue of
Baptistry in Chioggia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tagliapietra, Alvise 1670 births 1747 deaths Italian Baroque sculptors 17th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors 18th-century Italian sculptors Republic of Venice sculptors 18th-century Italian male artists
Alvise Tagliapietra (1670–1747) was a Venetian baroque sculptor.
Tagliapietra was born in Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The isla ...
in 1670 and died there in 1747.
Between 1705 and 1711, he and his studio carved several standing marble figures for the high altar of the Church of Saint Chrysogonus
Saint Chrysogonus ( it, San Crisogono) is a saint and martyr of ancient Rome venerated by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Life
Chrysogonus was martyred at Aquileia, probably during the Diocletianic Persecution (303–311 CE), ...
in Zadar
Zadar ( , ; historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian: ); see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited Croatian city. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ser ...
. John Julius Norwich writes of the statue of St. Simeon: "This figure's exaggerated ''contrapposto'' and exotic vestments make it a memorable statue." Shortly thereafter, Tagliapietra was one of several Italians commissioned to contribute sculptures to the Catherine Park at Tsarskoye Selo
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outside of St. Petersburg
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Another work attributed to Tagliapietra, but questioned by Norwich, is a Madonna of the Rosary in the Church of Saint Dominic in Split, Croatia
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He worked with his sons Ambrogio (b. 1701) and Giuseppe (b. 1711) on the Church of St. George and St. Euphemia in Rovinj
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In his native Venice, his works include the statue of Temperance
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Moderation
*Temperance movement, movement to reduce the amount of alcohol consumed
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on the facade of the Gesuati, the baptistry and pulpit sculpted in 1732 for the Church of San Moisè, and the baptistry of the Oratorio of St. Martin in Chioggia
Chioggia (; vec, Cióxa , locally ; la, Clodia) is a coastal town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy.
Geography
The town is situated on a small island at the southern entrance to the L ...
. He also produced reliefs of the Visitation (1730) and the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple (1733–34) in the Chapel of the Rosary in the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo there.
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Baptistry in Chioggia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tagliapietra, Alvise 1670 births 1747 deaths Italian Baroque sculptors 17th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors 18th-century Italian sculptors Republic of Venice sculptors 18th-century Italian male artists