Nicolò Roccatagliata
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Nicolò Roccatagliata (active c. 1593-1636) was a Genoese-born sculptor who worked primarily in Venice. He specialized in small bronze figures and elaborate bronze andirons, producing lively putti, satyrs, and mythological figures. His bronze work for Venetian churches includes candlesticks and decorative fittings of extraordinary detail.
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About Nicolò Roccatagliata
Roccatagliata created bronze figures and andirons in Venice. His lively putti, satyrs, and church furnishings display extraordinary detail and the dynamic quality of Venetian late Renaissance bronze work.
His Saint Francis of Assisi; Base with Putti (c. 1600) is held by the Art Institute of Chicago.
Roccatagliata was active from about 1593 to 1636. Born in Genoa, he spent most of his career working as a bronze sculptor in Venice.
Roccatagliata specialized in putti, satyrs, and mythological figures cast in small bronze, along with elaborate bronze andirons and church fittings.
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