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Francesco Maria Schiaffino (1688 – 3 January 1763) was an Italian sculptor of the

Rococo Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...

or late- Baroque, mainly active in his native city of

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of ...

. Born into a family of sculptors, including his older brother Bernardo Schiaffino. In 1721–24, he apprenticed in the Roman studio of

Camillo Rusconi Camillo Rusconi (14 July 1658 – 8 December 1728) was an Italian sculptor of the late Baroque in Rome. His style displays both features of Baroque and Neoclassicism. He has been described as a Carlo Maratta in marble. Biography Initially trained ...

. Returning to Genoa, he executed such works as ''St Dominic'' for the

Teatro Carlo Felice The Teatro Carlo Felice is the principal opera house of Genoa, Italy, used for performances of opera, ballet, orchestral music, and recitals. It is located on the side of Piazza De Ferrari. The hall is named for King Carlo Felice, and dates fro ...

, and ''Pluto and Proserpine'' sculpted for the

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. In 1738 he designed the theatrical funeral monument to Caterina Fieschi Adorno for the church of Santissima Annunziata di Portoria, Genoa. In 1739, he also designed wax models of eight apostles and four doctors of the church (modelled after the apostle statues in the niches of

San Giovanni in Laterano The Archbasilica Cathedral of the Most Holy Savior and of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist in the Lateran ( it, Arcibasilica del Santissimo Salvatore e dei Santi Giovanni Battista ed Evangelista in Laterano), also known as the Papa ...

by Rusconi and others; these were used by

Diego Francesco Carlone Diego Francesco Carlone (1674 – 25 June 1750) was an Italian sculptor. He was born in Scaria into a family of artists. His father owned a workshop where Carlone learned the sculpting trade and eventually inherited the business. The work ...

, to execute in stucco for the church of Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano. He had statues sent to the towns of Sestri,

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, and Albissola.

References

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Index of works
at Web Gallery of Art.

at Web Gallery of Art. 1688 births 1763 deaths 17th-century Genoese people 18th-century Genoese people 18th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors Italian Baroque sculptors Rococo sculptors Artists from Genoa 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub