Domenico Piò Explained

Domenico Piò (1715-1801) was an Italian sculptor, active in Bologna in a late-Rococo style.

Biography

He was born in Bologna and learned his trade and style from working with his father, Angelo Piò. He became secretary of the Accademia Clementina.^[1] Among Domenico's pupils was Gaetano Pignoni.^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=JR0exnByXvkC Pitture scolture ed architetture delle chiese luoghi pubblici, palazzi, e case della citta di Bologna, e suoi subborghi
2. Malvasia page 540.