Agostino Cornacchini (August 27, 1686-1754) was an Italian sculptor and painter of the Rococo period, active mainly in Rome. August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1686 (MDCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... North side of the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo - carriage courtyard: all the stucco details sparkled with gold until 1773, when Catherine II had gilding replaced with olive drab paint. ...
Born in Pescia, and died in Rome. Cornacchini in 1712 established himself in the household of his uncle, Cardinal Carlo Agostino Fabbroni, who until 1720 provided Cornacchini with a studio, lodgings and an income. His masterpiece is the counter-piece to Bernini's equestrian Constantine at the base of the Scala Reggia on the entrance to the Vatican Palace. Pescia is a small city in Tuscany, Italy of Province of Pistoia, at 65 m (213 ft) above sea level. ... A self portrait: Bernini is said to have used his own features in the David (below, left) Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini) (December 7, 1598 - November 28, 1680), who worked chiefly in Rome, was the pre-eminent baroque artist. ...
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