Raimondo Trentanove (1792 – 1832) was an Italian sculptor, active in the Neoclassical-style. He was born in

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, the son of the sculptor

Antonio Trentanove Antonio Trentanove (c. 1745 – 1812) was an Italian sculptor and stucco-artist, active in Bologna in a Neoclassical style. He was born in Rimini and studied at the Accademia Clementina. He is best known for his stucco decorations. He complete ...

. At the age of 8, he accompanied his father, who served then as custodian at the Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara. There Raimondo studied under Giacomo De Maria and Lorenzo Bartolini. Returning to Faenza in 1814, he was awarded a stipend to study in Rome for three years, where he worked under Canova. Among his works are ''Amore Sedente'' and ''Venus che scherza con Amore''.Dizionario biografico universale
Volume 5, by Felice Scifoni, Publisher Davide Passagli, Florence (1849); page 408. In Rome, he was much sought after for his portrait busts.

Gallery

Cupid Resting by Raimondo Trentanove, 1823, marble - Sculpture Gallery, Chatsworth House - Derbyshire, England - DSC03529.jpg, ''Cupid Resting'' (1823) at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Trentanove, Raimondo 1792 births 1832 deaths 19th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors People from Faenza