Cesare Fantacchiotti Explained

Cesare Fantacchiotti
Birth Date:1849
Birth Place:Florence, Italy
Death Date:1922
Nationality:Italian
Known For:Sculptor

Cesare Fantacchiotti (18441922) was an Italian sculptor.

Biography

He was born in Florence, the son of the famous sculptor Odoardo Fantacchiotti. Cesare sculpted two of the statues (Boccaccio and Accursio at the base of the Loggia of the Uffizi depicting famous Tuscans. He made the Monument to Giuseppe Giusti at Monsummano. his studio in Florence was at Via Panicale #39.[1] He completed the statue of San Bartolomeo for exterior of the Duomo of Florence.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=7GQFAAAAQAAJ Bacciotti's Handbook of Florence and Its Environs
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=oZdGAAAAMAAJ History of Modern Italian Art