Angelo Pizzi (1775 – Venice, 1819) was an Italian sculptor, active in a Neoclassical style. He was pupil of

Giuseppe Franchi Giuseppe Franchi (1731 – 1806) was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor. After studying Neoclassical art in Rome under Johann Joachim Winckelmann, he taught at the Brera Academy in Milan from its beginning in 1776 where he worked with the archite ...

. He completed the statues of Saints Matthew and Simon for the

Duomo of Milan Milan Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Milano ; lmo, Domm de Milan ), or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary ( it, Basilica cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Nascente, links=no), is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombard ...

. He made a model for a colossal statue of Napoleon, held at the

Brera Academy The Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera ("academy of fine arts of Brera"), also known as the or Brera Academy, is a state-run tertiary public academy of fine arts in Milan, Italy. It shares its history, and its main building, with the Pinacoteca di ...

. He became a professor of sculpture in

Carrara Carrara ( , ; , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some west-northwest of Florence. Its mot ...

, and then in 1807 moved to

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 ...

, and was a professor at the

Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia The is a public tertiary academy of art in Venice, Italy. History The Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia was founded on 24 September 1750; the statute dates from 1756. The first director was Giovanni Battista Piazzetta; Gianbattista Tiepol ...

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18th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors 19th-century Italian sculptors 1775 births 1819 deaths Academic staff of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia 19th-century Italian male artists 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-sculptor-stub