Francesco Maria Schiaffino

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Place: Genoa

Born: 1688

Death: 1763

Biography:

Francesco Maria Schiaffino (1688 – January 3, 1763) was an Italian sculptor of the Rococo or late-Baroque, mainly active in his native city of Genoa. Born into a family of sculptors, including his older brother Bernardo Schiaffino. In 1721–24, he apprenticed in the Roman studio of Camillo Rusconi. Returning to Genoa, he executed such works as St Do...

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