Parys Filippi (1836,

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- 7 December 1874,

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) was a Polish sculptor. His father was an Italian sculptor and

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ist named Paolo Filippi.

Biography

He received his first lessons from his father. Then, from 1855 to 1858, he studied at the

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, under the direction of . After receiving a scholarship from the city of Kraków, he went to study at the

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. When he returned home, he opened a sculpture studio in the refectory of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi. which became a popular meeting place for many of the city's young artists, including

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. Later, it would become involved with those planning the

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.Michał Rożek, ''Przewodnik po zabytkach i kulturze Krakowa'', Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warsaw, 1997 pg. 276 During these years, he created numerous small to medium projects for the local churches and nobility, including series of busts for the

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and

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families, as well as busts of nine Polish kings, based on their tombstones. After the uprising had been quashed, he restored the 18th century tomb of Cardinal and completed the tombstone for General

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that had been left unfinished by

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. In 1866, he moved to

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, where he opened a studio and gave lessons. As before, his studio became a meeting place for many young artists and intellectuals, including the sculptors Tadeusz Błotnicki, and . In 1867, he became a member of the "Society of Friends of the Fine Arts". During these years, he focused on creating busts and portrait medallions of notable people. Plaster casts of the medallions were very popular. He also created a few tombstones for Łyczakow Cemetery; notably that of

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. In addition, he was involved in several major conservation and restoration projects. Having long suffered from alcoholism, he became severely depressed and committed suicide, while away from home, performing conservation work in Warsaw. He left behind a pregnant widow and three children. Many of his works were stolen from their owners during

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. Those that have been recovered are on display at the

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