Tito Sarrocchi

Tito Sarrocchi (5 January 1824 - 1900) was an Italian sculptor.

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Biography

Sarrocchi was born in Siena and in 1841 moved to Florence where he was taught Fine Arts by Lorenzo Bartolini. He later worked as the chief assistant to Giovanni Duprè.[1] In 1852 he created his first independent work, The Bacchante before returning to Siena. On the recommendation of Duprè he was chosen in 1855 to complete the monument to Giuseppe Pianigiani in San Domenico[1] which had been started by Enea Becheroni.

Sarrocchi worked for ten years with Giuseppe Partini to replicate the early 15th Century sculptures at Jacopo della Quercia's Fonte Gaia. The piece was inaugurated in 1869[1] with the original, weather-damaged work being moved to local hospital turned museum Santa Maria della Scala.[2] He would go on to complete several other restoration projects, working on Giovanni Pisano's sculptures in Pisa and again working with Partini on the restoration of Siena Cathedral.[1] He created façades for Basilica of Santa Croce.

In 1880 Sarrocchi completed a monument to Sallustio Bandini at Palazzo Salimbeni, headquarters of Monte dei Paschi di Siena.

Tombs sculpted by Sarrocchi can be found at the Monumental Cemetery of Bonaria. Sarrocchi's work was recognised in Paris when his First Prayer won a gold medal.[1] San Giuseppe Hall in Santa Maria della Scala has an exhibition of around two hundred of Sarrocchi's plaster of Paris models. He donated the pieces to his home city in 1894.[3]

Teaching

Sarrocchi taught sculpture to Cesare Maccari and Giuseppe Cassioli, designer of the Olympic Games medals.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Berresford, Sandra. Italian memorial sculpture, 1820-1940: a legacy of love. Frances Lincoln. P. 53.
  2. ^ Scappini, Chiara. History, Preservation, and Reconstruction in Siena: The Fonte Gaia from Renaissance to Modern Times. Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz. Accessed 15 August 2011.
  3. ^ San Giuseppe Hall. Santa Maria della Scala. Accessed 15 August 2011.

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