Giovanni Strazza (1818–1875) was an Italian sculptor who was born in

Milan, Italy Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...

. He studied at

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 ...

in Milan and then worked in

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between 1840 and 1858. He returned to Milan where he taught at his alma mater from 1860 to 1875, passing the "Sculpture Chair" to

Giosuè Argenti Giosuè Argenti (February 7, 1819 in Viggiù, Province of Varese – November 29, 1901) was an Italian sculptor. Life He trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Milan, where he worked along with Abbondio Sangiorgio, Francesco Somaini, Benede ...

.Berresford, Sandra, ''Italian Memorial Sculpture 1820-1940: A Legacy of Love'', Frances Lincoln Limited, London, 2004 p 55

Work

* Strazza's most well known work is ''

The Veiled Virgin ''The Veiled Virgin'' is a Carrara marble statue carved in Rome by Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza (1818–1875), depicting the bust of a veiled Virgin Mary. The exact date of the statue's completion is unknown, but it was probably in the ea ...

''. * A replica (2005) of Strazza's '' L'Audace Righetto'' stands on the Janiculum Hill in Roma; the original (1851) is in the

Palazzo Litta The Palazzo Litta, also known as the Palazzo Arese-Litta, is a Baroque structure in Milan, northern Italy, opposite San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, and dating from the period of Spanish rule of the city. In 2018, it served as a cultural cent ...

in Milano *''Ishmael Abandoned in the Desert'', a replica of which from 1850 is exhibited at the Gallery of Modern Art in Milan .

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1818 births 1875 deaths Artists from Milan Academic staff of Brera Academy 19th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-sculptor-stub