Lorenzo Bartolini

Lorenzo Bartolini , sculptor Florentin, (Tuscan January 7th 1776 with Vernio in - January 20th 1850 with Florence).

It studied with Paris under François-Frederic Lemot, and was, on the recommendation of Vivant Denon, charged by Napoleon I {{er}} with founding a school of sculpture to Carrare, became professor with the Academy of the Art schools of Florence and correspondent of the Institut of France.

Among its works:

of the busts of:

Napoleon (Louvre)
of Méhul
of Denon
of Cherubini
of Madam de Staël
of Byron
of C. Delavigne
of Rossini

the statue of Machiavel in one of the niches of the Piazzale of the Offices of Florence
the monument of Lady Strattford Canning, with Lausanne
one of the Low-reliefs of the Place Vendôme in Paris.
the Dircé with the Museum of Louvre of Paris

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