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Francesco Baratta the elder (c. 1590-1666) was an Italian sculptor of the Baroque period. He was born in Massa di Carrara, and moved to Rome to work under Gian Lorenzo Bernini. He was one of many siblings, one of whom, Francesco, became an architect. Bernini had him carve the bas-relief for the altar in the chapel of St Francis of Assisi made for the Marchese Raimondi di Savona for the chapel in San Pietro in Montorio. The statue of the ''Rio della Plata'' in the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi in Piazza Navona is attributed to Francesco. He completed a number of statues of ''Hercules'', ''Lucrezia'', and ''Cleopatra'' for the royal gallery of Dresden. His nephew, Giovanni Baratta was also a sculptor. Passeri describes him as imprudent and unruly in drinking and smoking, living without rules.〔Passeri, page 362-3〕 ==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「Francesco Baratta the elder」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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