Bust of Luigi Bienaimé (Carrara, 1795–1878) was a sculptor active in Italy during the Neoclassical period. His family originally was from what is now

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, however, he gained a stipend from

Carrara Carrara ( ; ; , ) is a town and ''comune'' in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey Carrara marble, marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some Boxing the compass, ...

to study sculpture in

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, where he studied in the studio of

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. There he worked alongside

Pietro Tenerani Pietro Tenerani (11 November 1789 – 16 December 1869) was an Italian sculptor of the Neoclassic style. Biography Early career Pietro Tenerani was born in Torano, near Carrara. He initially trained with his maternal uncle, the sculptor P ...

, Emilio Volff, and Pietro Galli. Bienaimé was commissioned a number of works by the Russian court in St Peterburg, including a ''Marriage'' for the Czar, a ''Bacchante dancing'', a ''Diana surprised'', and a ''Psyche abandoned by Love''. He was also prolific with portraits, including the Czar, Napoleon, and Washington. He completed sculptures for Prince Torlonia and Prince Gallitzin. In 1845, he was elected an honorary member of the

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. Bienaimé became professor of sculpture in the

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.''Roma artistica: pubblicazione mensile, illustrata''
Volume 1, Number 5, By Gaetanno Giucci, Editor, Raffaello Ojetti, 1872, page 33-34

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* 1795 births 1878 deaths Sculptors from Carrara 19th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors Neoclassical sculptors Italian people of Belgian descent 19th-century Italian male artists Expatriates in the Papal States {{Italy-sculptor-stub