Sergio Rossetti Morosini (born 1953) is a Brazilian-American Scholar, artist and author of

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extraction who served as Brazil's Cultural attaché in

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and is dedicated to preserving the

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and restoring the art in stone of

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Early life

Sergio Rossetti Morosini is the middle of five children born to parents Italia Morosini and Pedro Rossetti, descendants of two old Venetian

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that settled in the

in Southern Brazil. Sergio grew up in the city of

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, in the heart of the state of Paraná's

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Forest.

Education

Sergio is educated in economics, diplomacy, and holds master's degrees in Fine Arts and History of Art from the

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, Brooklyn, NY, where he later taught a Contemporary Sculpture and 3D illustration Course.

Career and marriage

In his early 20s he represented Brazil in United States as a

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at the Consulate General in New Orleans, Louisiana. There, while he was enrolled in the graduate program of

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's Department of Social Sciences, he met the artist, Adèle, then, a fine arts student at Tulane's

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. They were married in 1976; he was 22 and she was 21.

International affairs

Sergio's tenure at the consulate, however, coincided with the end of the

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caused by the

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which also increased several times Brazil's

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construction costs and brought in the Brazil financial crisis of the late 1970s. Through numerous cultural events, and partnerships with Loyola and Tulane Universities, and later with the newly founded

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Area Latin American Chamber of Commerce, he worked diligently with New Orleans Mayor

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's administration, the International Relations Office, the

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, and the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans to unite the Latin American businesses behind a comprehensive trade policy through the ports of

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and Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi. Sergio was conferred the title of "Honorary State Senator" by the Lieutenant Governor, James Edward "Jimmy" Fitzmorris, Jr., Coordinator of International Relations and President of the

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Cultural institutes

He is a founding member of the Brazilian-American Cultural Institute of New Orleans (BACI). and The Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce of New Orleans.

The Vatican

Sergio has been invited twice to the Vatican to view from the

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, the restoration of the frescoes

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painted on the Sistine, the private Chapel of the Pope. First, in early Fall 1987, as a guest of the

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family and the curator of the Vatican Museums, Fabrizio Mancinelli, during the Restoration and controversy of the

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, and later, in the Summer of 1992, to view the restoration of ''

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'' with Dr. Diana Gisolfi of the Pratt Institute, as guests of Marilyn Perry, president of the Kress Foundation and the Head Restorer for Papal Monuments, Museums and Galleries,

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Art historical contribution

First to observe that in 1511,

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described the volume in a two-dimensional fresco painting of Saint Anthony's ''

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,'' in the

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, Padua, Italy, by actually sculpting it in relief rather than describing it illusionistically.

Works in stone

He is devoted to the conservation of the Art in the

. Among his works are the

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House, 241 Clinton Ave, Brooklyn's Clinton Hill Historic District, now the home of the

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, the Brockholst building at 101 W 85th Street, and Columbus Avenue, NY, NY 10024, and his Bust of

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above the door of the

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, 15

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in the borough of

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in New York City, both a

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and a

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Environmental work

Sergio is currently shooting a documentary on the endangered ecosystems of the

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, and

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. In Spring 2007, he moved his Studios from

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, in the

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, NY.

Gallery

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House, 241 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY File:Winged Lioness, stone, Brockholst Landmark bldg. sculpted by Sergio Rossetti Morosini. (photo Tom Miller).jpg, The Winged Lioness, stone, sculpted by Sergio Rossetti Morosini, on the Façade of the NYC Landmark Brockholst Building. (photo Tom Miller) Winged Gargoyle-Sergio-Rossetti-Morosini.jpg, The Crouching, Winged Lioness, stone, sculpted by Sergio Rossetti Morosini, on the Façade of the NYC Landmark Brockholst Building Michelangelo bust.JPG, The Bust of Michelangelo, stone, sculpted by Sergio Rossetti Morosini, on the Façade of the National Historic New York City Landmark,

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,'' oil painting, 79"x110", by Sergio Rossetti Morosini, 1995

Early life

Education

Career and marriage

International affairs

Cultural institutes

The Vatican

Art historical contribution

Works in stone

Environmental work

Gallery

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