Antonio Calcagni

Antonio Calcagni (Recanati, 1538–1593) is an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance period.

Biography

He apprenticed with Girolamo Lombardo in Recanati, where he completed a statue of Pope Gregory XIII (1574) started by Ludovico Lombardi and Ascoli. He also completed a statue of the poet Annibale Caro in bronze. He also completed bronze reliefs for the Basilica of Loreto. He collaborated with a younger Tiburzio Vergelli. He designed the monumental entry doors to the church of Loreto, but these were completed by his nephew Tarquinio Jacometti and his pupil Sebastiano Sebastiani.

Works

• Monument to Cardinal Niccolò Caetani di Sermoneta (1580) Basilica, Loreto
• Bronze relief of Deposition, Basilica, Massilla Chapel, Loreto
• Medallion depicting Barbara Massilla, Basilica, Massilla Chapel, Loreto
• Depiction of Father Dantini, Church of Sant'Agostino, Recanati
• Virgin and child, Villa Coloredo Mels, Recanati
• Monument to Pope Sixtus V (1587), Piazzale della Basilica, Loreto
• Monument in bronze of Agostino Filago (1592), Basilica, Loreto
• Monumental South door, Basilica, Loreto

Sources

• Boni, Filippo de' (1852). Biografia degli artisti ovvero dizionario della vita e delle opere dei pittori, degli scultori, degli intagliatori, dei tipografi e dei musici di ogni nazione che fiorirono da'tempi più remoti sino á nostri giorni. Seconda Edizione.. Venice; Googlebooks: Presso Andrea Santini e Figlio. p. 167.