Venanzo Crocetti (1913–2003) was an Italian sculptor. He was born in

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. In 1938 Venanzo Crocetti received the Grand Prize in the 19th

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. "The Door of the Sacraments" of the

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Crocetti finished in 1966.cfr. Ralf van Bühren 2008, pp. 313-314. In 1972 he was nominated as president of the

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. Crocetti received the Golden Decoration from the Italian Ministry of Education for his achievement in fine art and culture.

Venanzo Crocetti Museum Museum Venanzo Crocetti is a contemporary art museum dedicated to the work of the Italian sculptor Venanzo Crocetti (1913–2003). The museum is located in Rome at Via Cassia, 492. History The museum is housed in the building that originally ...

is a

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dedicated to the work of the artist. Venanzo_Crocetti_

Notes

References

* Bühren, Ralf van: ''Kunst und Kirche im 20. Jahrhundert. Die Rezeption des Zweiten Vatikanischen Konzils'' (Konziliengeschichte, Reihe B: Untersuchungen). Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh 2008 () * Paola Goretti: ''Venanzo Crocetti and the Sense of Atntiquity''. Umberto Allemandi & C. 2013 ()

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Web gallery of 20th Century figure sculpture
1913 births 2003 deaths People from the Province of Teramo 20th-century Italian sculptors 20th-century Italian male artists Italian male sculptors People from Giulianova {{Italy-sculptor-stub