C. Luigi Valadier
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Luigi Valadier (1726-1785) was an Italian goldsmith, silversmith, and bronze worker who became one of the leading decorative artists in 18th-century Rome. He created elaborate liturgical silver, bronze furniture mounts, and decorative objects for the papal court and Roman nobility. His son Giuseppe Valadier became a prominent architect.
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About C. Luigi Valadier
Valadier was Rome's leading goldsmith and bronze worker in the 18th century. His liturgical silver and decorative bronze objects for the papal court represent the finest Roman metalwork of the era.
Valadier was born in 1726 and died in 1785, working as a goldsmith and bronze worker in Rome.
His Crucifixion of Saint Peter, dated 1770, is held by the Art Institute of Chicago.
His son Giuseppe Valadier became a prominent Roman architect, continuing the family's influence on the city's decorative arts.
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