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Giovanni Battista Foggini - Design for an Epitaph

Design for an Epitaph (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
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Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) Foggini was an Italian sculptor active in Florence, renowned mainly for small bronze statuary.

Born in Florence, the young Foggini was sent to Rome by the Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany to join the so-called Accademia Fiorentina, and apprentice in the Roman sculptural studio of Ercole Ferrata, a pupil of Algardi. He was also tutored in drawing by the Accademia's first director (1673–86), Ciro Ferri, who was a pupil of Cortona. Returning to Florence in 1676, he became the court sculptor for Cosimo III.

After the son of Pietro Tacca, Fernando, died in 1686, the mantle of the premier local sculptor fell to Foggini, who would become the Medici's Architetto Primario e Primo scultore della Casa Serenissima as well as Soprintendente dei Lavori (1687–1725). In 1687, Foggini acquired the foundry in Borgo Pinti that had once belonged to the sculptor Giambologna. This allowed him to specialize in small bronzes, produced mainly and profitably for export. His adaptation of Pietro Tacca's Moors was the basis of bronze and ceramic reproductions for the connoisseur market well into the 18th century.

In Florence, his masterpieces are his sculptural relief work in the Capella Corsini of the Chiesa del Carmine. The chapel was erected by Bartolomeo and Cardinal Neri Corsini in memory of their recently canonized ancestral family member, San Andrea Corsini. It contains three large marble reliefs depicting his life: San Andrea in Glory, The Mass of San Andrea Corsini and The Battle of Anghiari (1685–87). He also completed works in Cappella Feroni in the Annunziata. Another work is the main staircase of the Medici-Riccardi Palace in Florence.

Among his small bronzes are David with the Head of Goliath.

Foggini's pupils included Fernando Fuga, his nephew Filippo della Valle, Balthasar Permoser, Giovacchino Fortini and Giovanni Baratta. Massimiliano Soldani Benzi was a contemporary student with Foggini in Rome and also active in small bronze sculpture.

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Design for Suspended Censer

Design for Suspended Censer (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
The Sabine Women Pleading for Peace.

The Sabine Women Pleading for Peace. (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
Design for a Sculpture consisting of a Satyr and Satyress holding a Vase

Design for a Sculpture consisting of a Satyr and Satyress holding a Vase (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
Design for a Vessel

Design for a Vessel (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
Design for a Pedestal

Design for a Pedestal (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
Design for a Lidded Gadrooned Vase with Satyr Heads Holding Garlands

Design for a Lidded Gadrooned Vase with Satyr Heads Holding Garlands (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
Design for a Ewer with Bull’s Heads under the Handels and Spout

Design for a Ewer with Bull’s Heads under the Handels and Spout (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
Design for a Cup or Reliquary Composed of a Shell and S-Volute

Design for a Cup or Reliquary Composed of a Shell and S-Volute (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
Design for a Proscenium or Monumental Alcove

Design for a Proscenium or Monumental Alcove (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
Design for a Helmet with a Dragon Presented in Frontal View

Design for a Helmet with a Dragon Presented in Frontal View (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
Design for Vase with Eagles

Design for Vase with Eagles (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
Design for the Upper Half of a Wall Elevation with a Semicircular Window

Design for the Upper Half of a Wall Elevation with a Semicircular Window (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
Design for a Cartouche with an Annunication above and a Kneeling Figure with Staff Below

Design for a Cartouche with an Annunication above and a Kneeling Figure with Staff Below (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
Design for a Helmet with an Elaborate Plume

Design for a Helmet with an Elaborate Plume (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
Design for a Chalice with Acanthus and Shell Decoration

Design for a Chalice with Acanthus and Shell Decoration (1652–1725)

Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652-1725)
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