Pietro Ghetti (died c. 1726,

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) was an Italian sculptor. Born in

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of Roman descent sometime in the 17th century, he trained in

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's workshop and often collaborated with his brother

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as well as working independently. Scholar believe that Bartolomeo usually worked on ornament whilst Pietro usually worked on sculpting the figures.

Life

He is documented as working in Naples from 1671 onwards, having followed Bernini's architect and sculptor brother

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to the city.

Bibliography (in Italian)

* Vincenzo Rizzo, ''Lorenzo e Domenico Antonio Vaccaro. Apoteosi di un binomio'', Napoli, Altrastampa, 2001. * Vincenzo Rizzo, ''Ferdinandus Sanfelicius Architectus Neapolitanus'', Napoli 1999. * Vincenzo Rizzo, ''Contributo alla conoscenza di Bartolomeo e Pietro G.'', in Antologia di belle arti, Napoli, 1984. * F. Abbate, ''La scultura del Seicento a Napoli'', Torino, 1997. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghetti, Pietro People from Carrara 17th-century Italian sculptors 18th-century Italian sculptors 1720s deaths 17th-century births