Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli (1654–1735) was an Italian late-
Baroque sculptor.
Born in
Massa Carrara
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History
The province of "M ...
, where he first worked under his father, Giovanni Ponsonelli, a sculptor, in
Finale Liguria and
Savona. He worked in
Genoa
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under his father-in-law
Filippo Parodi for many years and was involved in portraiture. He accompanied Parodi to Venice and Padua. His studio became prolific after Parodi died in 1702. He sent statues and reliefs to
Albissola,
Cadiz, and
Lisbon. His ''portrait of Marcantonio Grillo'' is in the
Albergo dei Poveri
The ''Bourbon Hospice for the Poor'' ( it, Albergo Reale dei Poveri), also called ''il Reclusorio'', is a former public hospital/almshouse in Naples, southern Italy. It was designed by the architect Ferdinando Fuga
Ferdinando Fuga (11 November 1 ...
in Genoa. His pupil,
Pasquale Bocciardo (c. 1710 – c. 1791), completed posthumously the dramatic high altar for the church of ''
Nostra Signora delle Vigne'' in Genoa.
References
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Web Gallery of Art*
1654 births
1735 deaths
17th-century Italian sculptors
Italian male sculptors
18th-century Italian sculptors
Italian Baroque sculptors
18th-century Italian male artists
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