Giacomo De Maria Explained

Giacomo De Maria (1762–1838) was an Italian sculptor, active in Bologna.

Biography

He was a pupil of Domenico Piò. Among his works are:^[1]

• Putti of the chapel after the crossing of San Petronio
• Statues in the atrium of the Palazzo Hercolani, Bologna
• Bust of Angelo Venturoli for his college
• Statues in the fifth chapel of San Giorgio
• Bas-relief of Olympus for tympanum of the facade of Palazzo Aldini, Bologna
  • Charity in the Monumental Arch of the Lupari family at the Certosa of Bologna Sculpture of the Conventi, Ranuzzi, Cospi, and Caprara-Montecuccoli tomb monuments (latter has a "veiled eternity")

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=7iNDAQAAMAAJ La storia delle arti del disegno, studiata nei monumenti che si conservano in Bologna e nei suburbi