Luigi Acquisti
| Luigi Acquisti | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 March 1747 Forlì, Emilia Romagna |
| Died | 4 December 1823 (aged 76) in Bologna, Emilia Romagna |
| Nationality | Italian |
Luigi Acquisti (1745–1823) was an Italian sculptor mainly known for his works in the neoclassical style.
He was born in Forlì the 29 March 1747 and died in Bologna in 1823. His works are distributed throughout Italy. Among them are reliefs of Arco della Pace in Milan; the statue of the Vecchia Legge for the facade of Milan Cathedral; Mars and Venus for the Villa Carlotta in Tremezzo on Lake Como; statues in Palazzo Braschi in Rome; and an Atlanta (c. 1806) for the Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte in Milan.
Acquisti was still young when he moved to Bologna in order to study at the Accademia Clementina as a student of Filippo Balugani and Carlo Bianconi. He consecutively won the prestigious 1st class Marsili-Aldrovandi prize with his works Enea condotto dalla Sibilla ai Campi Elisi (1774) and Un Romano che rapisce una Sabina (1775). In 1785 he was nominated Academico del Numero in the figurative sculpture class by his academy, and in 1780 he became the Direttore di Figura for the same academy. He was an honorary member of the Gran Ducale Fiorentina academy (1782), the Accademia di San Luca academy (1803), and the academy of Mantova.
His Bolognese period (1774–1791) was typified by the decorazioni all'antica. His work is also imbued with a search of the magnificent and stupefying as seen in his enormous statue for the Chiesa del Triregno (1781). His master piece from this period is found in the cupola of the Santuario Santa Maria della Vita (1787).
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