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Andrea Bolgi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1605 Carrara |
| Died | 1656 (aged 50–51) Naples |
| Education | Florence |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | Saint Helena, St. Peter's Basilica |
| Movement | Baroque |
| Patron(s) | Pope Urban VIII Pope Innocent X Giovan Camillo Cacace |
Andrea Bolgi (22 June 1605 – 1656)[1] 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.[2]
- ^ Tiraboschi, Girolamo (1786). Notizie de' pittori, scultori, incisori, e architetti natii degli stati del Serenissimo Signor Duca di Modena. Modena: Presso la Societa' Tipografica. p. 124.
- ^ G. Tiraboschi.