Antonio Corradini (1688 - 1752)
Antonio Corradini
Antonio Corradini was an Italian painter and sculptor of the Baroque period.
He was a pupil of the sculptor Antonio Tarsia (1663 - c. 1739) and worked in Venice, Dresden and St. Petersburg. In Vienna, he was court sculptor to Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI for 10 years.
Corradini became famous for his sculptures "under the veil", through which the contours of the face and body are discernible. Contemporaries were delighted by this inscrutable art. In 1716-1717 Antonio Corradini executed eighteen busts and two statues for the Summer Garden in St. Petersburg by special order of the Russian Tsar Peter the Great.
Then the master was followed by orders from all over Europe, he created many more sculptures on religious, mythical and allegorical subjects. His works can still be seen in many museums and private collections around the world.
| Date and place of birt: | 19 october 1688, Venice, Italy |
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| Date and place of death: | 12 august 1752, Naples, Italy |
| Nationality: | Italy |
| Period of activity: | XVIII century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Sculptor |
| Art school / group: | Venetian school, Italian school |
| Genre: | Portrait sculpture, Mythological painting, Religious genre |
| Art style: | Baroque, Rococo |
