Born to a Jewish family in Ferrara on 10 February 1881, he took a course in arts and crafts before working as a ceramicist, designer, teacher and stucco-artist in Florence, Ferrara and Genoa (in this period he produced a gigantic "Neptune" in iron and cement in 1910 at Monterosso al Mare, and other fountains in Genoa).
Aged 35 he moved to Milan where, in 1919, he put on an exhibition of his work to the critics and the public in the Galleria Pesaro. That exhibition also toured successfully to the 1920 Regionale di Ferrara, back to Milan in 1922 before going to the Primaverile Fiorentina that year, and finally being invited to the Venice Biennale, where he exhibited his silver group "Last Supper" (now in Oslo Cathedral). On 14 June 1925, in the Parco delle Rimembranze at Bondeno, he unveiled his "La Madre" as a monument to the dead of the First World War, for which he was later made an honorary citizen of Bondeno, though this was revoked by the promulgation of the Fascist race laws and only re-conferred in 2004.
Monument to Italian Doctors Fallen in War (1924, Chiostro della Sanità Militare in Florence);
Mattino di Primavera (1929, Galleria d'Arte Moderna in Rome);
Saint Francis preaching to the birds (1929, Tomba Cusini, Cimitero Monumentale in Milan);
The Last Supper (1930, silver group, Oslo Cathedral),
Luisa (bust of Gabriele D'Annunzio's mother, Vittoriale degli Italiani in Gardone Riviera);
Eleonora Duse (bust, Vittoriale degli Italiani in Gardone Riviera);
Tomb of Luisa D'Annunzio (1939, Pescara Cathedral);
L'Assunta (1940, Chiesa delle Grazie, Milan);
La Porta dell'editto di Costantino (1948, Milan Cathedral),
Don Orione morente (1952, Rome),
Madonna Salus Populi Romani (1953, Rome – Monte Mario)
ungilded copy of the Madonna Salus Populi Romani (1954, East Boston – Don Orione Shrine)
SourcesEdit
Minerbi, Arrigo (1953). Arrigo Minerbi. Pensieri, confessioni e ricordi (in Italian). Milan: Casa Editrice Ceschina.
Lucio Scardino, ed. (1998). Arrigo Minerbi e gli scultori della Fornace Grandi di Bondeno (in Italian). Ferrara: Editrice Liberty House.
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October 23, 2023
arrigo, minerbi, february, 1881, 1960, italian, sculptor, born10, february, 1881ferrara, italydied9, 1960, 1960, aged, nationalityitalianknown, forsculpturesan, sebastiano, 1955, fondazione, cariplo, vittoria, piave, victory, piave, 1921, museo, nazionale, del. Arrigo Minerbi 10 February 1881 9 May 1960 was an Italian sculptor Arrigo MinerbiBornArrigo Minerbi10 February 1881Ferrara ItalyDied9 May 1960 1960 05 09 aged 79 NationalityItalianKnown forSculptureSan Sebastiano 1955 ca Fondazione Cariplo Arrigo Minerbi La Vittoria del Piave The Victory of the Piave 1921 Museo nazionale della scienza e della tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci Milan Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Sources 4 Other projectsLife EditBorn to a Jewish family in Ferrara on 10 February 1881 he took a course in arts and crafts before working as a ceramicist designer teacher and stucco artist in Florence Ferrara and Genoa in this period he produced a gigantic Neptune in iron and cement in 1910 at Monterosso al Mare and other fountains in Genoa Aged 35 he moved to Milan where in 1919 he put on an exhibition of his work to the critics and the public in the Galleria Pesaro That exhibition also toured successfully to the 1920 Regionale di Ferrara back to Milan in 1922 before going to the Primaverile Fiorentina that year and finally being invited to the Venice Biennale where he exhibited his silver group Last Supper now in Oslo Cathedral On 14 June 1925 in the Parco delle Rimembranze at Bondeno he unveiled his La Madre as a monument to the dead of the First World War for which he was later made an honorary citizen of Bondeno though this was revoked by the promulgation of the Fascist race laws and only re conferred in 2004 Minerbi was the favourite artist of Gabriele D Annunzio for whom he produced Luisa a portrait of D Annunzio s mother as well as the tomb in the Chiesa di San Cetteo at Pescara now Pescara Cathedral and the bust of Eleonora Duse both these portrait busts were exhibited at the Vittoriale degli Italiani of Gardone Riviera In 1937 he was commissioned to produce the first from the left of five bronze doors for Milan Cathedral on the theme of The Edict of Constantine but he was subsequently forced into hiding at Gavazzana by racial persecution and only completed the doors in 1948 Works EditSelf portrait 1914 bronze Galleria dell Autoritratto a Firenze marble Galleria d Arte Moderna in Ferrara The Martyr bust of Cesare Battisti 1917 Castello del Buon Consiglio in Trento The Victory of the Piave 1920 three bronze exemplars Torre della Vittoria in Ferrara Vittoriale degli Italiani in Gardone Riviera cuggiono Monument to Italian Doctors Fallen in War 1924 Chiostro della Sanita Militare in Florence Mattino di Primavera 1929 Galleria d Arte Moderna in Rome Saint Francis preaching to the birds 1929 Tomba Cusini Cimitero Monumentale in Milan The Last Supper 1930 silver group Oslo Cathedral Luisa bust of Gabriele D Annunzio s mother Vittoriale degli Italiani in Gardone Riviera Eleonora Duse bust Vittoriale degli Italiani in Gardone Riviera Tomb of Luisa D Annunzio 1939 Pescara Cathedral L Assunta 1940 Chiesa delle Grazie Milan La Porta dell editto di Costantino 1948 Milan Cathedral Don Orione morente 1952 Rome Madonna Salus Populi Romani 1953 Rome Monte Mario ungilded copy of the Madonna Salus Populi Romani 1954 East Boston Don Orione Shrine Sources EditMinerbi Arrigo 1953 Arrigo Minerbi Pensieri confessioni e ricordi in Italian Milan Casa Editrice Ceschina Lucio Scardino ed 1998 Arrigo Minerbi e gli scultori della Fornace Grandi di Bondeno in Italian Ferrara Editrice Liberty House Other projects Edit nbsp Media related to Arrigo Minerbi at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arrigo Minerbi amp oldid 1128267230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
