Domenico Piò

Domenico Piò (1715-1801) was an Italian sculptor, active in Bologna in a late-Rococo style.

Angelo and Domenico Piò, decorations in the church of Sant'Agostino, Imola. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1975.
Detail of a sculpture in the church of Santa Maria delle Muratelle, Bologna. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1975.

Biography

He was born in Bologna and learned his trade and style from working with his father, Angelo Piò. He became secretary of the Accademia Clementina.[1] Among Domenico's pupils was Gaetano Pignoni.[2]

gollark: Right, okay.
gollark: Oh, right, that sounds possible.
gollark: Pictures? Or chatlogs, I guess.
gollark: I don't think I *had* a fusion reactor on the moon.
gollark: Some idiot with a lot of obsidian TNT and I think some reactor melting down or just nuclear fuel left around.

References
  1. Pitture scolture ed architetture delle chiese luoghi pubblici, palazzi, e case della citta di Bologna, e suoi subborghi, by Carlo Cesare Malvasia, page 541.
  2. Malvasia page 540.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.