MARABITTI, Ignazio - b. 1719 Palermo, d. 1797 Palermo - WGA

MARABITTI, Ignazio

(b. 1719 Palermo, d. 1797 Palermo)

Italian sculptor. He trained in Rome in the studio of Filippo della Valle, head of the Accademia di San Luca, but was mainly active in Sicily, where his most notable work is the Fontana del Genio in the Villa Giulia, and several prominent statues on the façade of the Cathedral of Syracuse.

Monument to Carlo Cottone
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Monument to Carlo Cottone

Carlo Filippo Cottone was the Prince of Castelnuovo.

The Genius of Palermo
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The Genius of Palermo

Ignazio Marabitti was the last great Sicilian sculptor of the Baroque. He closely imitated his master Filippo della Valle, and maintained this manner to the end of the eighteenth century.

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