Lio Gangeri

Lio Gangeri
Born Letterio Gangeri
(1845-01-06)6 January 1845
Messina, Sicily, Italy
Died (1913-05-02)2 May 1913
Salerno, Sicily, Italy
Nationality Italian
Known for sculptor

Lio Gangeri (Messina, 1 June 1845 - Salerno, February 5, 1913) was an Italian sculptor.[1]

Life

First student of the painter Michele Panebianco from 1867 he moved to Rome where he studied under Giulio Monteverde. Later he worked in Italy but above all between Rome and in Messina.

Gangeri was the Professor and President of import italian art academies like the Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara and of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma. Among his students he remembers Arturo Dazzi.

He died in Salerno on 5 February 1913[2]

References

  1. Gangeri, Letterio (search result, in French). Musée d'Orsay. Paris: SAUR XLVIII 374 ; pas ds Bt 76. Accessed april 2017.
  2. Gangeri, Letterio (search result, in Italian). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Roma: Istituto dell’Enciclopedia Italiana. Accessed april 2017


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