Matteo Bottiglieri (1684–1757) was an Italian sculptor and painter from
Naples
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.
One of his first works is a marble "Dead Christ" (1724), in the crypt of the
Capua Cathedral, perhaps executed after drawings by
Francesco Solimena. In 1733 he executed three works for the Church of the Crucifix in
Salerno, and in the same year he took part in the decoration of
San Giuseppe dei Ruffi in Naples.
In 1747-1750, together with
Francesco Pagani, he worked at the
Spire of Guglia of the Immaculate Conception in the
Gesù Nuovo square. He also executed numerous drawings portraying shepherds, later used as models for figures in
Nativity scene
In the Christian tradition, a nativity scene (also known as a manger scene, crib, crèche ( or ), or in Italian ''presepio'' or ''presepe'', or Bethlehem) is the special exhibition, particularly during the Christmas season, of art objects rep ...
s. Some are in the collection of the
Caserta Palace
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. Also attributed to him is a group of "Christ and the Samaritan" in the cloister of
San Gregorio Armeno, as well as the sepulchre of Alessandro Vicentini in the right transept of the church of
San Domenico Maggiore
San Domenico Maggiore is a Gothic, Roman Catholic church and monastery, founded by the friars of the Dominican Order, and located in the square of the same name in the historic center of Naples.
History
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1684 births
1757 deaths
17th-century Neapolitan people
18th-century Italian sculptors
Italian male sculptors
18th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Painters from Naples
18th-century Neapolitan people
18th-century Italian male artists