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Francesco Queirolo (1704–1762) was an Italian Genoese-born sculptor, active in Rome and Naples during the Rococo period.
Biography
He trained together with Giuseppe Rusconi in Rome. Here he executed the statues of St. Charles Borromeo and St. Bernard in the façade of Santa Maria Maggiore, a bust of Christine of Sweden (1740), the statue of Wealth in the Trevi Fountain (1735)[1] and the sepulchre of Duchess Grillo in Sant'Andrea delle Fratte (1752).
After 1752 he was active in the decoration of the famed Neapolitan Cappella Sansevero.[2]
Release from Deception (Il Disinganno)
Release from Deception (Il Disinganno), produced in 1752–1759,[2] shows a fisherman being released from a net by an angel. The masterpiece was carved from a single piece of marble and can be seen in Cappella Sansevero, Naples.
References
- "Trevi Fountain – Nemo.Guide". Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- Macci, Fazio (2006). Museo Cappella Sansevero (in Italian). Naples: Museo Cappella Sansevero. ISBN 88-88247-33-5.
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- Wittkower, Rudolf (1993). "Art and Architecture Italy, 1600-1750". Pelican History of Art. 1980. Penguin Books. pp. 449–450.
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Francesco Queirolo, né à Gênes en 1704 et mort à Naples en 1762, est un sculpteur italien.[it] Francesco Queirolo
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