Nino Galizzi (Bergamo, March 12, 1891 – September 20, 1975)
“Dancing Attitude”
bronze sculpture
height with base 72.5 cm
On the original porphyry base, the slender figure of a young lady is captured in a delicate dancing attitude.
Her hands are raised, her eyes half-closed, interpreting a musical passage.
Nino Galizzi (Bergamo, March 12, 1891 – Bergamo, September 20, 1975) was an Italian sculptor particularly known for his works decorating public buildings in the cities of Milan, Bergamo, and Rome.
Born in Bergamo in 1891, he completed his early studies at the Andrea Fantoni School of Applied Arts and at the Carrara Academy in Bergamo, where he studied under the painter Ponziano Loverini. He then moved on to Rome and Florence.
At the outbreak of the First World War, he served in the military for nearly six years, fighting on many Italian fronts, in Macedonia, Serbia, and Greece, earning decorations for valor.
At the end of the war, Galizzi resumed his studies and work, staying in Rome, Paris, Milan, Rome, and Bergamo.
He participated in important national exhibitions such as the 24th Venice Biennale (1948), the Rome Quadrennial, and the Permanente in Milan, and taught sculpture at the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo.
He died in Bergamo on September 20, 1975.
Works
Nino Galizzi was particularly active in the creation of sculptures that adorn public buildings constructed in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s; In particular, we can mention:
• Etruscan Italy and Roman Italy, 1931, Post Office Building, Bergamo
• The bas-relief "The Serio," 1935, Sentierone (Bergamo)
• Sleep and Dream, 1936, Chamber of Commerce - Bergamo
• The bas-relief "The Justice of Brutus," pink marble, 1938, Palace of Justice - Milan
• The bas-relief "Crucifix," 1940, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital - Milan
• The bas-reliefs "The Land Workers and the Builders" and "The Family, Taxes, and Workers," 1945, State Office Building - Bergamo
• Aeolus, King of the Winds and Seasons, 1966, Villa Monteverdi - Bratto
• Daphne and Chloe or Pastoral Love, 1959, Cassa di Risparmio PP.LL. - Alassio
• The Pietà and The Deposition at the Cemetery, Bergamo.
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