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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 active during the Baroque movement. Born in Bologna, he worked in Bologna, Mantua, Venice, and Rome. He studied under Ludovico Carracci and was employed by Agostino Carracci and Ludovico Ludovisi. His patrons included Innocent X, and he taught Simon Guillain.
Algardi died in Rome on June 10, 1654. He was a citizen of the Papal States and spoke Italian. His works are held in the collections of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Museo del Prado, the Art Institute of Chicago, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. He is described in sources such as the Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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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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