Antonio Calcagni (1538 in Recanati – 1593) is an Italian sculptor of the

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period. He apprenticed with

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Recanati Recanati () is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Macerata, in the Marche region of Italy. Recanati was founded around 1150 AD from three pre-existing castles. In 1290 it proclaimed itself an independent republic and, in the 15th century, ...

, where he completed a statue of

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(1574) started by Ludovico Lombardi and Ascoli. He also completed a statue of the poet

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in bronze. He also completed bronze reliefs for the Basilica of Loreto. He collaborated with a younger

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. He designed the monumental entry doors to the church of Loreto, but these were completed by his nephew Tarquinio Jacometti and his pupil Sebastiano Sebastiani.

Works

*Monument to Cardinal Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta (1580) Basilica, Loreto *Bronze relief of ''Deposition'', Basilica, Massilla Chapel, Loreto *Medallion depicting Barbara Massilla, Basilica, Massilla Chapel, Loreto *Depiction of Father Dantini, Church of Sant'Agostino,

*Virgin and child, Villa Coloredo Mels,

*Monument to Pope Sixtus V (1587), Piazzale della Basilica, Loreto *Monument in bronze of Agostino Filago (1592), Basilica, Loreto *Monumental South door, Basilica, Loreto

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Calcagni, Antonio 16th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors 1536 births 1593 deaths