Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. II, 1949 Art & architecture Artists

Bolgi, Andrea

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BOLGI, ANDREA. - Sculptor, b. at Carrara on 22 June 1606, d. of plague at Naples in 1656; he was a pupil and collaborator of Tacca. With Bernini he worked in the Raimondi chapel in S. Pietro in Montorio and on the monument of Countess Matilda in St. Peter's in the Vatican, where his best-known work is also to be found: the colossal statue of St. Helena in one of the niches of the piers supporting the dome. Also noteworthy is his statue of the Virgin at Massa.

Bibliography

BIBL.: O. Pollak, s. v. in Thieme-Becker, IV, p. 243 ff.

Vincenzo Golzio

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By Vincenzo Golzio

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II (1949), col. 1773.

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Golzio, Vincenzo. “Bolgi, andrea.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, col. 1773. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/bolgi-andrea.

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Golzio, Vincenzo. “Bolgi, andrea.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 1773. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/bolgi-andrea.

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@incollection{ec2_bolgi_andrea,
  author    = {Golzio, Vincenzo},
  title     = {Bolgi, andrea},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {II},
  pages     = {1773},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/bolgi-andrea}
}

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