Bernardino Cametti (1686 - 1754) was an Italian sculptor of the late Baroque . Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ...

Cametti was born in Rome. Among his earliest works was a marble relief of the Canonization of St Ignatius (1695–1698) for the church of the Gesù, based on a design by Andrea Pozzo, and a monument to Count Vladislav Constantine Wasa’’ (Stimmate di San Francesco, 1698–1700), commissioned by Cardinal Giovanni Francesco Albani (later pope Clement XI). Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... Giacomo della Portas façade of the Church of the Gesù, a precursor of the baroque The Church of the Gesù (in Italian, Chiesa del Sacro Nome di Gesù, or Church of the Holy Name of Jesus) is the mother church of the Society of Jesus, known as the... Andrea Pozzos painted ceiling in the Church of St. ... Clement XI, né Giovanni Francesco Albani (July 23, 1649 - March 19, 1721) was pope from 1700 to 1721. ...

Cametti's family originally came from Gattinara in the Piedmont, hence it was not surprising that after initially working in the studio of Lorenzo Ottoni in Rome, he was contracted to work in Turin to complete sculptural altar relief of the Annunciation(1729) for the Basilica di Superga, built by Juvarra, who also influenced the commission. Agostino Cornacchini (1686-1754) also contributed reliefs to the church. Cametti's relief influenced Filippo della Valle’s relief of the Annunciation for the church of Sant'Ignazio in Rome. Country Italy Region Piedmont Province Province of Vercelli (VC) Mayor Elevation 265 m Area 33. ... For other uses, see Piedmont (disambiguation). ... “Torino” redirects here. ... The Basilica of Superga is a church in the vicinity of Turin. ... Filippo Juvarra also spelled Filippo Juvara, Italian architect and scene-designer, was born in Messina March 7,1678 and died in Madrid January 31,1736. ... Agostino Cornacchini (August 27, 1686-1754) was an Italian sculptor and painter of the Rococo period, active mainly in Rome. ... The Dome of SantIgnazio The church of Sant Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio (Latin ) was built in 1626 and dedicated to Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order, who had just been canonized. ...

Cametti also completed statues of angels crowning the St. Francis Regis altar of the church of las Descalzas Reales in Madrid, which features a large relief by Rusconi. A Hunting Diana (1720) in the Staatliche Museen of Berlin is by Cametti. His Monument to prince Taddeo Barberini in the church of Santa Rosalia in Palestrina in 1704 reflects a change in tomb sculptural designs, moving away from the emotive memento mori of high baroque towards a more serene attention to eternal fame and glory. Motto: La Suma de Todos (The Sum of Everyone) Location Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... Camillo Rusconi was a prominent Italian sculptor of the late Baroque in Rome (Milan, 14 July, 1658- Rome, 1728). ... Map of Museum Island (in red) Museum Island (or, in German, Museumsinsel) in Berlin, Germany, is the name of the northern half of the Spreeinsel, an island in the Spree river, in the center of the city. ... Palestrina (ancient Praeneste) was and is a very ancient city of Latium (modern Lazio) 23 miles (37 km) east of Rome, and was reached by the Via Praenestina (see below). ... Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation by Hans Memling. ...

References

• Boucher, Bruce (1998). Italian Baroque Sculpture. = Thames & Hudson, p.120, 168-170. 

External links

• Web Gallery of Art biography