Gaetano Monti (c. 1750 – 1824) was an Italian sculptor, active in

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. Little is known about his career; he was, for a time, active as a teacher of

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at the

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, where he numbered among his pupils

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and

Gaetano Matteo Monti Gaetano Matteo Monti (13 March 1776 in Ravenna – 27 May 1847 in Milan) was an Italian sculptor, working in the Neoclassical style. He studied in Bologna and Rome and then moved to Milan, where he worked on Milan Cathedral (Duomo de Milano)It ...

. Monti is sometimes confused with the latter due to the similarity between their names, and the fact that the younger artist also spent part of his career in Milan.

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''Head of a Bull'' in the National Gallery of Art
1750s births 1824 deaths 18th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors 19th-century Italian sculptors Artists from Milan 19th-century Italian male artists 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-sculptor-stub