About
Italian high-Baroque sculptor who did most of his work in Rome. He created Pope Innocent X, located in Capitoline Museums.
Before Fame
He apprenticed in the studio of Agostino Carracci and then worked for Giulio Cesare Conventi.
Trivia
His first large commission was for a funeral monument for Pope Leo XI.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Bologna.
Associated With
He and Michelangelo Buonarroti are both sculptors from Italy.