Giovanni de Martino

Giovanni de Martino
Born3 or 13 January 1870
Naples, Italy
Died3 March 1935
Naples, Italy
NationalityItalian
Known forsculptor
Notable workScodella vuota

Giovanni de Martino (3/13 January 1870 – 3 March 1935) was an Italian sculptor.[1] He made sentimental bronzes, often of street boys, fishermen or women.[2]: 200 [3]: 405 

De Martino was born in Naples on 3[1] or 13 January 1870,[2]: 200  and studied at the Reale Istituto di Belle Arti there,[4]: 188  under Gioacchino Toma and Stanislao Lista.[5]: 325 

He spent some time in Paris, where he made small groups of figures.[3]: 405  In 1900 he won a prize at the Salon de Paris for a bronze of a fisherman.[5]: 325  After his return to Naples his work tended towards social realism.[3]: 405 

He died in Naples on 3 March 1935.[3]: 405 

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