Gaetano Matteo Monti (13 March 1776 in Ravenna – 27 May 1847 in Milan) was an Italian sculptor, working in the Neoclassical style.
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He studied in Bologna and Rome and then moved to Milan, where he worked on Milan Cathedral (Duomo de Milano)[1] and the Arco della Pace with a similarly named Milanese sculptor, Gaetano Monti (1750–1827).
His son was the sculptor Raffaelle Monti.[2]
Works
edit- Tomb of Count Paolo Tosio, Vantiniano Cemetery, Brescia 1842[1]
- Bust of Countess Maria Laderchi of Faenza,).[3]
- Bust of Ambrogio Calepino ca. 1839
- Monuments to Giuseppe Parini and Giuseppe Zanoja in Pinacoteca di Brera
- Tomb of Bishop Gabrio Maria Nava, Duomo of Brescia,
- Moses Fountain, at the Sacro Monte in Varese
- Tomb of Bishop Gabrio Maria Nava in Duomo of Brescia,
References
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- ^ a b Italian Memorial Sculpture, 1820-1940: A Legacy of Love By Sandra Berresford
- ^ Rupert Gunnis, Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660–1851, 1951
- ^ "Bibliotecame.org". Archived from the original on Sep 19, 2007. Retrieved Jan 5, 2021.
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