Giovanni de Martino
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Born3 or 13 January 1870
Naples, Italy
Died3 March 1935
Naples, Italy
Knownforsculptor
Notable workScodella vuota
Giovanni de Martino | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 or 13 January 1870 Naples, Italy |
| Died | 3 March 1935 Naples, Italy |
| Known for | sculptor |
| Notable work | Scodella vuota |
Giovanni de Martino (3/13 January 1870 – 3 March 1935) was an Italian sculptor.[1] He made sentimental bronzes, often of street boys, fishermen or women.[2]: 200 [3]: 405
De Martino was born in Naples on 3[1] or 13 January 1870,[2]: 200 and studied at the Reale Istituto di Belle Arti there,[4]: 188 under Gioacchino Toma and Stanislao Lista.[5]: 325
He spent some time in Paris, where he made small groups of figures.[3]: 405 In 1900 he won a prize at the Salon de Paris for a bronze of a fisherman.[5]: 325 After his return to Naples his work tended towards social realism.[3]: 405
He died in Naples on 3 March 1935.[3]: 405