Rinaldo Rinaldi (April 13, 1793 – July 28, 1873) was an Italian sculptor. Monument to Canova - The Lion of Venice in a sad pose Rinaldo Rinaldi-Dancer-Hermitage-3

Biography

He was born in

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. His parents were Teresa dei Conti Pisani and Domenico. At the age of eight he learned the trade of wood carving from his father. By the age of 14, he began carving in stone. By age 18, he was sent to study at the

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under Leopoldo Cicognara and Matteini. A year later, he received a stipend to work in Rome, where he became a pupil of

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. After the death of his master, Rinaldi attempted to occupy the same studio Canova had used for 30 years. In 1849, he joined the municipal council of the brief

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. After the papal restoration, he was briefly jailed. He completed the Monument to Pietro Fortunato Calvi, one of the

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, unveiled in 1872 in

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near the tower of the Clock Tower. He became dean of the

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in Rome. He became Honorary member of the Accademia di Belle Arti of Venice in 1823, of the academy in Rome in 1823, and the Virtuosi del Panteon in 1832, of the Academy of Fine Arts of Philadelphia in 1863.

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decorated him with the Order of St Gregory and King

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knighted him as cavalier of the

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. He died in Rome. Among his works are: *''Erminia'' *'' Moïse'' d'après

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*''Armida'' *''La Ninfa Egeria'' *''Penelope che consegna ai Proci l'arco di Ulisse'' *''Ulisse recognized by his dog'' *''Metabo, King of the Volscians, consacra Camilla sulle sponde dell'Amaseno'' *''Cassandra'' *''Group of Vergini'' *''Justice and Peace'' *''Cerere che insegna a Tirotolemo l'uso dell'aratro'' *''Resurrection'' *''Eve and Abel'' *''Lost Time'' *''Gained Time''

References

''Roma Artistica''
Pubblicazione Mensile, Illustrata; Volume 1, Number 12; Editor: Architetto Raffaello Ojetti, 1872 Tipografia Romana di C. Bartoli, Piazza Poli #7-13; page 89–92. 1793 births 1873 deaths Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia alumni 19th-century Neapolitan people {{Italy-sculptor-stub