Giuseppe Prinzi
{{short description|Italian sculptor}}
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Giuseppe Prinzi (1825–1895){{citation needed|date=December 2015}} was an Italian sculptor.
Biography
He began his studies in Messina with Letterio Subba and Thomas Aloisio Juvarra and continued his training at Academy of San Luca in Rome with Pietro Tenerani. He made numerous sculptures, which are located in various cities in Italy, among them, Rome, Naples and Messina, his hometown.{{cite web|title=Villetta Flora|url=http://www.centrostoricocb.it/pagine/piazze/villa%20flora.htm|publisher=Associazione Centro Storico Campobasso|accessdate=2 December 2015}}
Works (selection)
- Messina: Female statue with allegory of Messina (1852)
- Campobasso Statue of Flora (1873)
- St. Peter's Basilica (Vatican City): Statue of St. William of Vercelli (1878)
- Pincio (Rome): Bust astronomer Angelo Secchi (1879)
- Basilica di San Benedetto (Norcia) Statue of Saint Benedict (1880)
- Castle Pennisi Floristella (Acireale): Relief burial (1886)
- Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista (Ragusa, Sicily): Relief
- Teatro Vittorio Emanuele II (Messina): Bust of Ferdinand II
- Regional Museum of Messina: Bust of Antonello da Messina
References
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Further reading
- {{cite web|title=Statua di Messina|url=http://www.comune.messina.it/turismo/itinerari-turistici/statue/statua-di-messina.aspx|publisher=Comune di Messina|accessdate=3 December 2015|language=it}} Includes some biographical information
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Category:19th-century Italian sculptors
Category:Italian male sculptors
Category:19th-century Italian male artists
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