Gaetano Susali (1724–1779) was an Italian sculptor, active in the late- Baroque in

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. He was one of the sculptors of one of the statues of the virtues (''Prudence'') on the facade of the Gesuati. He also completed sculptures for the Oratory of the ''Suffragio'' adjacent to San Giacomo of

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and for the church of San Marco in Pordenone. He was one of the founding artists of the Academy of Art in Venice in 1726. In 1755, he helped draw up the membership rules for the

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of Venice. ''Atti della reale Accademia e del Real Istituto di belle arti in Venezia''
page 18.

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1724 births 1779 deaths Republic of Venice sculptors 18th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors Italian Baroque sculptors 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-sculptor-stub