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Antonio Bottinelli (Viggiù, September 8, 1827 – Viggiù, September 26, 1898) was an Italian sculptor. He was born in the town of Viggiù, in the province of Como. He completed his studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Como, and moved in 1852 to Rome. There he completes his first statue ''Armida'', exhibited and sold at the World Exposition in Paris of 1855. He continued to exhibit abroad, and in 1858, moved to Paris for a year. In 1859, he returned to fight in the campaigns for Italian Independence, and fought as a voluntary. Afterwards he moved to Milan and exhibited statues and busts at the ''Promotrici'' of Milan, Turin, and Genoa. In 1861, he exhibited in London the statues: ''La Cenci'' and ''La Virgen Camilla'' (Camilla, mythical queen of the Volsci). In 1867, he displayed ''La Toilette'' at the Esposizione Mondiale of Paris. All were sold. He then completed three statues for the Duomo of Milan. In 1868 he returned to Rome; he confessed to preferring to ''live poor in Rome, than rich somewhere else''.〔''vivere povero a Rome che rispondeva al suo ideale d'artista anzi che ricco in qualsiasi altro paese'', De Gubernatis〕 In Rome he completed the following marble statues: ''Le prime Rose'' (The first Rose); ''La Vanità''(The Vanity); ''La Modestia'' (The Modesty); ''La Solitudine''; ''La Schiava''; ''L'Ondina''; ''La Saffo'' (Sapho); ''Il Bacio'' (The Kiss); ''L'Aria''; ''L'Agricoltura''(The Agriculture); ''Prima Comunione'' (First Communion) ; ''Pudicìzia''; ''Speranza'' (bust, Hope); ''Al Teatro'' : ''Ritorno dal Teatro''; ''Najade''; ''Triade''; ''La Romana''; ''Stella del Mattino''; ''Gioia''; ''Faunina'' and ''"Affection" (Affetto)''. He garnered medals at the World Exhibitions of Vienna (1873), Philadelphia (1876), Melbourne (1881), Nizza (1884); as well as exhibitions at Munich, Berlino, Amsterdam, and Antwerp, At Melbourne and Philadelphia, he exhibited four female busts depicting ''Le quattro stagioni'' (the four seasons). Bottinelli was knighted and became honorary associate of the Academies of Fine Arts of Milan and Urbino.〔( ''Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti.'' ), by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 72 .〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Antonio Bottinelli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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