Andrea Bolgi

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Place: Carrara

Born: 1605

Death: 1656

Biography:

Andrea Bolgi (22 June 1605–1656) was an Italian sculptor responsible for several statues in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome. Towards the end of his life he moved to Naples, where he sculpted portrait busts. He died in Naples during a plague epidemic. Bolgi was born in the marble-working city of Carrara. His training was in Florence, which was a conserva...

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