Giovanni Chierici
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Giovanni Chierici (1830–1917)[1] was an Italian sculptor, active in Parma.
He was born in Bigarello in 1830.[2] He became a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts of Parma. He completed the statue of Parmigianino located in the Piazzale della Steccata, outside of the church of Santa Maria della Steccata.[3] In 1889, he recomposed the remnants of the Fountain of Trianon (Fontana del Trianon), now found in an island on the lake of the Palazzo Ducale di Colorno.[4] He completed the monument to Cavaliere Albertelli for the church of Santa Maria del Quartiere.[5]
