Antonio Bottinelli
Italian sculptor (1827-1898)
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 Varese. He completed his studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Como, and moved to Rome in 1852. There, he completed his first statue, Armida, then exhibited and sold it 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 as a volunteer to fight in the campaigns for Italian Independence. Afterwards, he moved to Milan and exhibited statues and busts at the Promotrici of Milan, Turin, and Genoa. In 1861, he held an exhibit in London with 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.
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