Dante (Library)
Pasquale Romanelli
Pasquale Romanelli
1812-1887
- Birthplace
- Florence, Italy
- Died
- Florence, Italy
- Titles & Honors:
- Various international exhibitions and high-profile commissions.
- Occupation:
- Sculptor, occasional portrait artist. Apprenticed for 23 years before opening his own studio. Later in life, his recognition brought in commissions from wealthy and powerful people around the world. In 1868 he was appointed Professor of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts, Florence.
Diana of the Louvre was attributed to the Romanelli Studio.
Pasquale Romanelli was a very famous Florentine sculptor.
Beginning his apprenticeship at the age of 15, he would become extremely talented at sculpting. After 23 years, he opened his own studio in Florence, where he worked on his own commissions while simultaneously finishing partial works left to him upon the death of his mentor, Lorenzo Bartolini. While an apprentice, Pasquale was a strong advocate for Italian independence from the Austrian Empire. Not only did he produce works with nationalist themes, but he also joined Giovine Italia and even enrolled in a volunteer army in 1848. After being forced into hiding in 1849, he returned to Florence to sculpt by 1850. Throughout the remainder of his life, he worked on various commissions. His work was exhibited and sold globally, and he worked almost until he died in 1887.
Became an apprentice under Luigi Pampaloni at the age of 15, then later became the highest-skilled assistant at the studio of Lorenzo Bartolini. He also took classes under Bartolini at Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze.
