Antonio Calcagni Explained

Antonio Calcagni (1538 in Recanati – 1593) was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance period.

He apprenticed with Girolamo Lombardo in Recanati, where he completed a statue of Pope Gregory XIII (1574) started by Ludovico Lombardi and Ascoli. He also completed a statue of the poet Annibale Caro in bronze. He also completed bronze reliefs for the Basilica of Loreto. He collaborated with a younger Tiburzio Vergelli. He designed the monumental entry doors to the church of Loreto, but these were completed by his nephew Tarquinio Jacometti and his pupil Sebastiano Sebastiani.

Works

• Monument to Cardinal Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta (1580) Basilica, Loreto
• Bronze relief of Deposition, Basilica, Massilla Chapel, Loreto
• Medallion depicting Barbara Massilla, Basilica, Massilla Chapel, Loreto
• Depiction of Father Dantini, Church of Sant'Agostino, Recanati
• Virgin and child, Villa Coloredo Mels, Recanati
• Monument to Pope Sixtus V (1587), Piazzale della Basilica, Loreto
• Monument in bronze of Agostino Filago (1592), Basilica, Loreto
• Monumental South door, Basilica, Loreto

Sources

• Book: Boni, Filippo de'. 1852. Biografia degli artisti ovvero dizionario della vita e delle opere dei pittori, degli scultori, degli intagliatori, dei tipografi e dei musici di ogni nazione che fiorirono da'tempi più remoti sino á nostri giorni. Seconda Edizione.. 167 . Presso Andrea Santini e Figlio. Venice; Googlebooks .