''A philosopher, head covered'' - Fondazione Querini Stampalia Venice Michele Fabris (1644–8 July 1684) was a Baroque sculptor, born in

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

, but mainly active in

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The isla ...

and

Padua Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

. A series of busts at the Querini Stampalia Museum, previously attributed to

Orazio Marinali Orazio Marinali (1643–1720) was an Italian late- Baroque sculptor, active mainly in the Veneto or Venetian mainland. He trained with Josse de Corte. He is best known for over 150 statues produced by him and his studio for the estate and garde ...

, are now attributed to him. Due to his Hungarian origins, he is also referred to as ''l'Ongaro''.Web gallery of art
short biography.

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1627 births 1679 deaths Hungarian artists Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors {{Italy-sculptor-stub