Angelo Viva Explained

Angelo Viva
Birth Date:	1748
Death Date:	27 February 1837
Nationality:	Italian
Known For:	Sculpture

Angelo Viva (1748 in Naples, Italy - 27 February 1837 in Naples, Italy) was an Italian sculptor. His important works are the statuary La fontana del ratto di Europa, the Statues of the Evangelists in the Chapel Pappacoda, the decorations of the Obelisk of Portosalvo and the funeral monument of Giovanni Paisiello visible today in the church of Santa Maria Donnalbina. He also carried out a restoration of the Nile God Statue, Naples. He also did the facades of the Santa Maria di Montesanto, Naples.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Vincenzo Regina, Le chiese di Napoli. Viaggio indimenticabile attraverso la storia artistica, architettonica, letteraria, civile e spirituale della Napoli sacra, Newton e Compton, editor, Naples (2004).
2. Web site: Attributed to Angelo Viva. metmuseum.org . Met Museum.
3. Web site: Biography of Angelo Viva . Antique Art . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075654/http://www.arteantica.eu/bibliografia-artista/viva_angelo-00041943.html . 7 April 2014.
4. Web site: Il Presepe del Banco di Napoli - Schede: Angelo Viva . www.o-presebbio.com.