Santo Varni (1807 in

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Regions of Italy, Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of t ...

– 1885) was an Italian sculptor active mainly in

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. He began his training at the

Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti The Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti is a tertiary academy of fine arts located in Genoa, Italy. It also houses a museum (Museo dell'Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti), which includes works of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Giuseppe Abbati, ...

, where he was a pupil of Giuseppe Gaggini. He moved to

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, where he was a pupil of

Lorenzo Bartolini Lorenzo Bartolini (Prato, 7 January 1777 Florence, 20 January 1850) was an Italian sculptor who infused his neoclassicism with a strain of sentimental piety and naturalistic detail, while he drew inspiration from the sculpture of the Florentin ...

. He is represented by more than forty works at the

Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno The Cimitero monumentale di Staglieno is an extensive monumental cemetery located on a hillside in the district of Staglieno of Genoa, Italy, famous for its monumental sculpture. Covering an area of more than a square kilometre, it is one of t ...

in Genoa. These include the tomb of Bracelli Spinola (1864), the tomb of Andrea Tagliacane (1870), and the tomb of Asarta (1879). He began teaching at the Accademia Liguistica in Genoa in 1838, and when Gaggini left for Turin, Varni filled his post, serving until his death in 1885. His large collection of drawings and works of local artists was dispersed after his death. Among his pupils were Eugenio Baroni and

Antonio Allegretti Antonio Allegretti (1840–1918) was an Italian sculptor. He was born in Cuneo, Piedmont, and died in Carrara, Italy. He trained in Genoa under Santo Varni. His submission to a contest in Genoa of the statue of ''Cain'', awarded him a stipend an ...

Works

* ''Madonna and Saints'', Basilica della Annunziata. * ''Triumph of Marcellus''. * ''Statue of Religion'' at the base of the Columbus Monument at Piazza Acquaverde, Genoa. * ''Laura Al Bagno'' (1858), private collection. * ''Love taming Force'' (1858–1865), Palazzo Bianco, Genoa . * Monument for the Giuditta (1875) . * Portrait of Federico Peschiera, marble bust . * Portrait of Eugenio Spinola, bust . * Portrait of Francesco Cogorno, signed and dated bust: (1869). * Mausoleum Francisco Girbau y Tauler (1874), mausoleum for the city of Lima . * Polychrome marble fountain, apartment of the Princes in Palazzo Reale, Genoa . * Tomb of Bracelli Spinola. * Statue of Emanuele Filiberto (1866) at

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. * Bust of Queen Maria Pia at

Ajuda National Palace The Palace of Ajuda ( pt, Palácio da Ajuda, ) is a neoclassical monument in the civil parish of Ajuda in the city of Lisbon, central Portugal. Built on the site of a temporary wooden building constructed to house the Royal family after the 1755 ...

, Lisbon.

Gallery

File:Genova - Cimitero di Staglieno - Statua della Fede e Pantheon-3.jpg, Statue of Faith at

File:DSCF8124.JPG, Statue of

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus * lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo * es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón * pt, Cristóvão Colombo * ca, Cristòfor (or ) * la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...

in the garden in Piazza Acquaverde File:Tomba Giuditta Varni, opera di Santo Varni.jpg, Tomb of his wife Giuditta Varni File:Tomba Dufour.JPG, Tomb of the Dufour family at

in Genoa

Sources

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Entry in Treccani Enciclopedia Italiana
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Varni, Santo 1807 births 1885 deaths Painters from Genoa 19th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti alumni 19th-century Italian male artists