Pietro Baratta
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Pietro Baratta (17th century) was an Italian
sculptor of the Baroque
period, active in Venice
.
He was master of the sculptor Francesco Robba
.
, Tuscany
, he worked in Venice and Udine
, at the villas on the mainland and as a landscape architect.
He was the nephew of the sculptor Francesco Baratta the elder (1590-1666), who had worked in Rome in the laboratory of Lorenzo Bernini. Even his two brothers, Francesco and Giovanni, were sculptors.
He had his own laboratory in which many trainees, including the sculptor Francesco Robba, did their internship.
He also had many orders from abroad: for the baroque gardens of St. Petersburg Pietro Baratta and his workshop executed a series of allegorical sculptures, many of which have been preserved, including a sculpture of "Andromeda", a "Allegory of Architecture" and busts including the "Allegory of Winter", the "Allegory of Spring" and others.
) between them the statues of the four Evangelists and the Madonna with the Child.
Pietro Baratta is also the probable auctor of five statues of S. Roch, S. Antony abbot, the Beate Virgin of the Rosario, S. Mattew and S. John Baptist on the facade of the Church of S. Maria at Villa Vicentina (VI), built between 1660 and 1680 on the area of an older building.
Pietro Baratta is the auctor af a statue of saint Ignatius of Loyola
, shown in a contemplative attitude, with an open Bible
in his hands, for the church of Santa Maria Assunta in Venice.
Italy
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sculptor of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
period, active in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
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He was master of the sculptor Francesco Robba
Francesco Robba
Francesco Robba was an Italian sculptor of the Baroque period. Even while he is regarded as the leading Baroque sculptor of marble statues in the south-east Central Europe, he has remained practically unknown to the international scholarly public.-Life:Francesco Robba was born in Venice...
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Biography
Born in CarraraCarrara
Carrara is a city and comune in the province of Massa-Carrara , notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some west-northwest of Florence....
, Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, he worked in Venice and Udine
Udine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...
, at the villas on the mainland and as a landscape architect.
He was the nephew of the sculptor Francesco Baratta the elder (1590-1666), who had worked in Rome in the laboratory of Lorenzo Bernini. Even his two brothers, Francesco and Giovanni, were sculptors.
He had his own laboratory in which many trainees, including the sculptor Francesco Robba, did their internship.
He also had many orders from abroad: for the baroque gardens of St. Petersburg Pietro Baratta and his workshop executed a series of allegorical sculptures, many of which have been preserved, including a sculpture of "Andromeda", a "Allegory of Architecture" and busts including the "Allegory of Winter", the "Allegory of Spring" and others.
Works
He is responsible for the sculptures in the facade of the Villa Manin's Chapel at Passariano di Codroipo (UdineUdine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...
) between them the statues of the four Evangelists and the Madonna with the Child.
Pietro Baratta is also the probable auctor of five statues of S. Roch, S. Antony abbot, the Beate Virgin of the Rosario, S. Mattew and S. John Baptist on the facade of the Church of S. Maria at Villa Vicentina (VI), built between 1660 and 1680 on the area of an older building.
Pietro Baratta is the auctor af a statue of saint Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus and was its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation...
, shown in a contemplative attitude, with an open Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
in his hands, for the church of Santa Maria Assunta in Venice.