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Alessandro Algardi
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Italian sculptor (1598–1654)
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Alessandro Algardi was an Italian sculptor and architect associated with the Baroque movement. Born in Bologna, he worked in various locations including Mantua, Venice, and Rome, where he died in 1654. His career included employment by Agostino Carracci and Ludovico Ludovisi, and he served as a student of Ludovico Carracci. Algardi also taught Simon Guillain. He held citizenship in the Papal States and was sponsored by Innocent X.
His works are held in collections such as the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Museo del Prado, the Art Institute of Chicago, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Algardi is described in sources including the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1595-07-31 ) 31 July 1595, Bologna , Papal States
- Died
- 10 June 1654 (1654-06-10) (aged 58), Rome , Papal States
- Education
- Agostino Carracci
- Known for
- Sculpture
- Notable work
- Algardi Firedogs Rest on the Flight into Egypt Statue of Carlo Barberini
- Movement
- Baroque
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alessandro
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Papal States
- Place of birth
- Bologna
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- architect
- Employer
- Ludovico Ludovisi
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Student of
- Ludovico Carracci
- Movement
- Baroque
- Image
- Ignoto, ritratto di alessandro algardi, 1654, 01.JPG
- Work location
- Rome
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- Commons category
- Alessandro Algardi
- date of birth
- 1598-11-27
- date of death
- 1654-06-10
- Commons Creator page
- Alessandro Algardi
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- name in native language
- Alessandro Algardi
- sponsor
- Innocent X
- student
- Simon Guillain
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to Alessandro Algardi, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Terracotta modello of Cardinal Paolo Emilio Zacchia, c. 1650 Alessandro Algardi (July 31, 1598 – June 10, 1654) was an Italian high-Baroque sculptor active almost exclusively in Rome. In the latter decades of his life, he was, along with Francesco Borromini and Pietro da Cortona, one of the major rivals of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in Rome. He is now most admired for his portrait busts that have great vivacity and dignity.
Early years
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