Vico Consorti (1902–1979) was an Italian

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

who built the bronze

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in 1950. In 1980, a year after his death, he received an award from the city of

Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the Ombrone river. It is the ...

for artistic merits.

Biography

Consorti was born in

Semproniano Semproniano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany, about south of Florence and about east of Grosseto. Semproniano borders the following municipalities: Castell'Azzara, Manciano, Roccalbegna ...

, in southern

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in 1902. From 1919 to 1926, he took a sculpturing course in the Art Institute of Siena. Shortly after the end of

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, Consorti met

Guido Chigi-Saracini Count Guido Chigi Saracini (Siena, 8 March 1880 – Siena, 18 November 1965), full name Guido Chigi degli Useppi Saracini Lucherini, was an Italian patrician, a musical patron and composer, and a public administrator. Having inherited the Palazzo C ...

, when he decided to move to

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centur ...

, a city he knew well.

Holy Door

The Holy Door (built 1950), was built by Vico at

. The door was consecrated and opened on 24 December 1949. It was ordered by Pope Pius XII. The door is only opened during the presence of

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during the Jubilee years.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Consorti, Vico 1902 births 1979 deaths People from the Province of Grosseto 20th-century Italian sculptors 20th-century Italian male artists Italian male sculptors