Giacomo De Maria

Giacomo De Maria (1762–1838) was an Italian sculptor, active in Bologna.

Biography

He was a pupil of Domenico Piò. Among his works are:

• Putti of the chapel after the crossing of San Petronio
• Statues in the atrium of the Palazzo Hercolani, Bologna
• Bust of Angelo Venturoli for his college
• Statues in the fifth chapel of San Giorgio
• Bas-relief of Olympus for tympanum of the facade of Palazzo Aldini, Bologna
• Charity in the Monumental Arch of the Lupari family at the Certosa of Bologna
• Sculpture of the Conventi, Ranuzzi, Cospi, and Caprara-Montecuccoli tomb monuments (latter has a "veiled eternity")

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