Ambrogio Zuffi (1833–1922) was an Italian sculptor of the neoclassical period. He was born in

Ferrara Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream ...

and initially trained there under Giuseppe Ferrari, moving in 1855 to Rome to work under

Pietro Tenerani Pietro Tenerani (11 November 1789 – 16 December 1869) was an Italian sculptor of the Neoclassic style. Biography He was born in Torano, near Carrara. He initially trained with his maternal uncle, the sculptor Pietro Marchetti, and in 18 ...

. He returned to Ferrara where he completed a number of monumental and civic works, including a bust of Vittorio Emanuele II, a model for the Monument to Savonarola, "Bacco indiano", and ''Samson and Delilah''. Zuffi excelled in sculptural portraits. He completed tomb monuments for the Bellonzi and Soldati families in the

Certosa di Ferrara Ferrara Charterhouse ( it, Certosa di Ferrara), of which the present Church of San Cristoforo alla Certosa was previously the monastic church, is a former Charterhouse (monastery), charterhouse or Carthusian monastery built in Renaissance architect ...

. The bas-relief portrait at his tomb is a self-portrait. He made stucco models of the Maffei family now conserved in the

Palazzo Schifanoia Palazzo Schifanoia is a Renaissance palace in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna (Italy) built for the Este family. The name "Schifanoia" is thought to originate from "schivar la noia" meaning literally to "escape from boredom" which describes accurately ...

and of Ferdinando Canonici, now in the Pinacoteca Civica of Ferrara. He was part of the commission that selected works for the Civic Museum located in the

Palazzo dei Diamanti Palazzo dei Diamanti is a Renaissance palace located on Corso Ercole I d'Este 21 in Ferrara, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. The main floor of the Palace houses the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Ferrara (National Painting Gallery of Ferrara). History T ...

. He died in Ferrara.Arte in Ariosteo
, short biography.

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