Mario Sarto | |
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 Sculptor Mario Sarto at work in his studio, with head of angel (1953) | |
| Born | 13 October 1885 |
| Died | 13 September 1955 (aged 69) |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Known for | Sculptor |
| Movement | Art Nouveau and Liberty |
Mario Sarto (13 October 1885 – 13 September 1955) was an important sculptor of religious and commemorative art, renowned for the vast statuary present in the Monumental Cemetery of Bologna.
Many of his statues are also located in the main squares of Italian cities, among which Codigoro, Ferrara, Bologna, with representations of patron saints and heroic figures of the two World Wars.
Grandnephew of Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto (Saint Pius X), he attended the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan, then opened his own studio in Bologna, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life.
References
- "Mario Sarto", a conference at the Codigoro Municipal Library Accessed 9 February 2012 (in Italian)
- Catalogue and book: Mario Sarto (1885-1955). Uno scultore codigorese tra Liberty e Novecento
- The Official Website of the Monumental Cemetery of Bologna with sculptures by di Mario Sarto
- The Monumental Cemetery of Bologna on it.Wikipedia
- Cataloguing by the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut
- Mario Sarto's sculpture in Italian Memorial Sculpture 1820-1940: A Legacy of Love by Sandra Berresford et al., (Frances Lincoln Ltd, 2004) ISBN 978-0-7112-2384-4.
Gallery
Works in the Ferrara Region of Italy, 1920-1930
- For Sarto's sculptures in the Monumental Charterhouse of Bologna, check their external website Certosa di Bologna (in Italian)
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