Santo Varni (1807 in
Genoa
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– 1885) was an Italian sculptor active mainly in
Liguria
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.
He began his training at the
Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti
The Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti is a tertiary academy of fine arts located in Genoa, Italy. It also houses a museum (Museo dell'Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti), which includes works of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Giuseppe Abbati, Anto ...
, where he was a pupil of
Giuseppe Gaggini
''The subject of this article is different to sculptor Giuseppe Gagini of Palermo, Sicily, who died in 1610''
Giuseppe Gaggini (Genoa, April 25, 1791 – May 1, 1867) was an Italian sculptor.
Biography
He gained a stipend from the Ligurian gover ...
. He moved to
Florence
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, where he was a pupil of
Lorenzo Bartolini
Lorenzo Bartolini (Prato, 7 January 1777 Florence, 20 January 1850) was an Italian sculptor who infused his neoclassicism with a strain of sentimental piety and naturalistic detail, while he drew inspiration from the sculpture of the Florentine ...
. He is represented by more than forty works at the
Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno
The Cimitero monumentale di Staglieno is an extensive monumental cemetery located on a hillside in the district of Staglieno of Genoa, Italy, famous for its monumental sculpture. Covering an area of more than a square kilometre, it is one of the ...
in Genoa. These include the tomb of Bracelli Spinola (1864), the tomb of Andrea Tagliacane (1870), and the tomb of Asarta (1879). He began teaching at the Accademia Liguistica in Genoa in 1838, and when Gaggini left for Turin, Varni filled his post, serving until his death in 1885. His large collection of drawings and works of local artists was dispersed after his death. Among his pupils were
Eugenio Baroni and
Antonio Allegretti.
Works
* ''Madonna and Saints'',
Basilica della Annunziata.
* ''Triumph of Marcellus''.
* ''Statue of Religion'' at the base of the Columbus Monument at Piazza Acquaverde, Genoa.
* ''Laura Al Bagno'' (1858), private collection.
* ''Love taming Force'' (1858–1865),
Palazzo Bianco
Palazzo Bianco ( en, White Palace) is one of the main buildings of the center of Genoa, Italy. It is situated at 11, via Garibaldi (known at one time as ''Strada Nuova'', and before that, ''Via Aurea'').
It contains the Gallery of the White Pala ...
, Genoa .
* Monument for the Giuditta (1875) .
* Portrait of Federico Peschiera, marble bust .
* Portrait of Eugenio Spinola, bust .
* Portrait of
Francesco Cogorno
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People with the given name Francesco
* Francesco I (disambiguation), sever ...
, signed and dated bust: (1869).
* Mausoleum Francisco Girbau y Tauler (1874), mausoleum for the city of Lima .
* Polychrome marble fountain, apartment of the Princes in Palazzo Reale, Genoa .
* Tomb of Bracelli Spinola.
* Statue of Emanuele Filiberto (1866) at
Royal Palace of Turin
The Royal Palace of Turin ( it, Palazzo Reale di Torino) is a historic palace of the House of Savoy in the city of Turin in Northern Italy. It was originally built in the 16th century and was later modernized by Christine Marie of France (1606–1 ...
.
* Bust of Queen Maria Pia at
Ajuda National Palace
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,
Lisbon
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.
Gallery
File:Genova - Cimitero di Staglieno - Statua della Fede e Pantheon-3.jpg, Statue of Faith at Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno
The Cimitero monumentale di Staglieno is an extensive monumental cemetery located on a hillside in the district of Staglieno of Genoa, Italy, famous for its monumental sculpture. Covering an area of more than a square kilometre, it is one of the ...
File:DSCF8124.JPG, Statue of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
* lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo
* es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón
* pt, Cristóvão Colombo
* ca, Cristòfor (or )
* la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...
in the garden in Piazza Acquaverde
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File:Tomba Giuditta Varni, opera di Santo Varni.jpg, Tomb of his wife Giuditta Varni
File:Tomba Dufour.JPG, Tomb of the Dufour family at Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno
The Cimitero monumentale di Staglieno is an extensive monumental cemetery located on a hillside in the district of Staglieno of Genoa, Italy, famous for its monumental sculpture. Covering an area of more than a square kilometre, it is one of the ...
in Genoa
Sources
*
Entry in Treccani Enciclopedia Italiana*
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1807 births
1885 deaths
Painters from Genoa
19th-century Italian sculptors
Italian male sculptors
Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti alumni
19th-century Italian male artists