Ivan Petrovich Vitali (russian: Иван Петрович Витали; 1794–1855) was a Russian sculptor of

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descent. Born in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, he was apprenticed to his father, Pietro Vitali, from an early age. After attending the

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he moved to

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in 1818. His major works include a six-horse chariot for

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, a fountain in front of the

Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, literally "Big Theater", p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈatər) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds ballet and ope ...

(1825), the bas-reliefs above the doors of

St. Isaac's Cathedral Saint Isaac's Cathedral or Isaakievskiy Sobor (russian: Исаа́киевский Собо́р) is a large architectural landmark cathedral that currently functions as a museum with occasional church services in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is ...

, and an outdoor bronze statue of

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Works

* Large headboard group crowning the Bauman Higher Technical School in Moscow, formerly the Trade Educationa Establishment technical training center. 1820s. * No. 14 Solyanka street, designed by Giacomo Gilardi, bas reliefs, 1823-26 * No. 14 Leninsky Prospekt, gateway pillars (1835), and a fountain in the forecourt that "originally stood in Dzerzhinsky Square." File:Städtisches Lapidarium-051-0851.jpg, The statue of Venus removing her sandals (Stuttgart) File:2011-07-08 Гатчина, памятник Павлу I (6) (cut).jpg, The statue of Emperor Paul in Gatchina File:Петровский фонтан 3.jpg, Petrovka Fountain in Moscow File:"Никольский фонтан" перед Александринским дворцом.jpg, Vitali's fountain in the

Neskuchny Garden Neskuchny Garden (russian: Неску́чный сад; literally meaning "not boring" or "merry") is the oldest park in Moscow, Russia. With an area of and a former Emperor's residence, created as a result of the integration of three estates in ...

File:Fragment of west barelief on St.Isaac cathedral.jpg, St. Isaac's Cathedral

References

Bibliography

* * Якирина Т. В., Одноралов Н. В., Витали, Л.-М., 1960. 19th-century sculptors from the Russian Empire 19th-century male artists from the Russian Empire Russian male sculptors Neoclassical sculptors Russian people of Italian descent 1794 births 1855 deaths Artists from Saint Petersburg Burials at Tikhvin Cemetery {{Russia-sculptor-stub