Giuseppe Trabacchi

Giuseppe Trabacchi (Rome, 1839 – 1909)[1] was an Italian sculptor.

His principal works are: high relief sent in 1861 to Italian Exposition in Florence, depicting: Il primo parto; two funereal monuments for the church of Sant'Agostino, Rome, commissioned by professor Francesco Ratti; two life-size marble statues, depicting: L' Architettura e L'Arte Industriale completed for the Commune of Rome; a statuette depicting: L' Ascolta, in bronze, acquired in 1881 by the Ministry of Public Education; San Matteo, one of twelve statues that decorated the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome; the statue of San Luigi Gonzaga for the church of Santa Teresa, Rome; a life-size marble statue of Bathsheba, exhibited in 1888 at London; two funereal monuments commissioned by signori Rosi and De-Zeo of Bracciano, and a design of a monument to Benito Juarez, completed along with his long-term collaborator and sculptor Adalberto Cencetti.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia Treccani entry
  2. ↑ ‘‘Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti.’’, by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 526.


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