About
Italian sculptor who combined his neoclassicism with naturalistic detail and Romanticism. He sculpted Nymph and the Scorpion.
Before Fame
He went to Paris where he studied painting under Frédéric Desmarais and sculpture under François-Frédéric Lemot.
Trivia
He is best known for his busts Charity, the Hercules and Lichas, and Faith in God.
Family Life
His parents raised him in Vernio, Italy.
Associated With
Napoleon Bonaparte was his most consistent patron.
