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 Florentine Renaissance rather than the overpowering influence of Antonio Canova that circumscribed his ...

Oct 10, 2011 · Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850) and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres championed ancient art and that of the Quattrocento, albeit with a unique, personal touch and a foundation in the Neo-Classical principles inherited from Jacques Louis David.

Bartolini was the leading Italian sculptor after the death of Canova in 1822, his position eclipsed only by that of the Dane Bertel Thorvaldsen in Rome, who died in 1838. Bartolini is best known for his lively portrait busts, and was much patronised by visiting tourists, who were pleasantly surprised by the relatively modest prices he charged.

Lorenzo Bartolini is one of Italian sculpture’s most representative figures in the whole of the first half of the 19th century. He is responsible for numerous monuments in the Santa Croce complex, including those of Leon Battista Alberti, Charlotte Napoléone Bonaparte and Zofia z Czartoryskich Zamoyska, the latter being one of his absolute ...

Artist: Lorenzo Bartolini (Italian, 1777–1850) Patron: Commissioned by Prince Anatole Demidov (1845–1870) Date: 1845. Culture: Italian, Florence. Medium: Marble. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): H. 64 3/8 x W. 51 1/4 x Diam. 49 3/4 x in. (163.5 x 130.2 x 126.4 cm) Classification: Sculpture. Credit Line: Gift of le Duc de Loubat, 1903 ...

The Tuscan sculptor Lorenzo Bartolini executed some important Napoleonic commissions. The marble Charity is one of the more famous examples of his later Neoclassicism. It should be noted, however, that he did not see himself as a Neoclassical artist and that he challenged the idealism that was favoured…

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Lorenzo Bartolini è considerato l'esponente più rappresentativo del Purismo e la figura più significativa della scultura italiana dopo la morte del Canova.

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Lorenzo Bartolini (Savignano, 7 gennaio 1777 – Firenze, 20 gennaio 1850) è stato uno scultore italiano, considerato l'esponente più significativo del Purismo italiano.