Giovanni Baratta (1670–1747) was an Italian sculptor of the
Baroque period. Born in
Carrara
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, but active in
Florence
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and
Livorno. He was a pupil of
Giovanni Battista Foggini. He has sculptures in Church of S. Ferdinando in
Livorno. He is the nephew of
Francisco Baratta the elder, who worked in the studio of
Bernini in Rome. Giovanni had two brothers who were also sculptors:
Francesco Baratta the Younger and Pietro.
References
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*''Two Early Documented Works by Francesco Baratta the Younger'', Marilyn Dunn. The Burlington Magazine (1991) pages 91–94.
1670 births
1747 deaths
People from Carrara
Italian Baroque sculptors
Italian male sculptors
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