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artist · 2026-09-26

Giuseppe Graziosi, who was born in Savignano sul Panaro in 1879, was a versatile artist known for his work in sculpture, photography, painting, and engraving, with themes centered on labor, the human form, and landscapes. Notable early pieces include Figlio della gleba (1898) and Il fonditore, which earned a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle in 1900. At the Biennale di Venezia in 1903, he showcased Automa and later depicted the female nude in works such as La Lupa and Susanna, the latter receiving an award in San Francisco in 1915. Graziosi also held teaching positions at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze (1914) and the Reale Accademia di Belle Arti di Milano (1915). His public art includes the Fontana dei due Fiumi (1938), and the Gipsoteca Giuseppe Graziosi was founded in Modena in 1984.

Fatti principali

  • Giuseppe Graziosi was born in Savignano sul Panaro in 1879.
  • Figlio della gleba was presented at the Esposizione Nazionale di Torino in 1898.
  • Il fonditore won a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900.
  • Automa was shown at the Biennale di Venezia in 1903.
  • Susanna was exhibited at the Biennale in 1914 and awarded in San Francisco the following year.
  • The Galleria Pesaro in Milan hosted his first solo exhibition in 1919.
  • The XIV Biennale di Venezia gave him a dedicated show in 1924.
  • The Fontana dei due Fiumi was inaugurated in Largo Garibaldi in Modena in 1938.
  • The Gipsoteca Giuseppe Graziosi was established in 1984 in the Palazzo dei Musei in Modena.
  • His children Paolo Graziosi and Rosetta Graziosi Vespignani donated works to the civic collections.

Entità

Artisti

Istituzioni

  • Esposizione Nazionale di Torino
  • Exposition Universelle
  • Biennale di Venezia
  • Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze
  • Reale Accademia di Belle Arti di Milano
  • Galleria Pesaro
  • Gipsoteca Giuseppe Graziosi
  • Palazzo dei Musei
  • Mercato Albinelli
  • Pirelli HangarBicocca
  • Tate Modern
  • Anthropic
  • Connexxion
  • Artuu

Luoghi

  • Savignano sul Panaro
  • Italy
  • Turin
  • Paris
  • France
  • Venice
  • San Francisco
  • United States
  • Milan
  • Naples
  • Florence
  • Modena
  • Largo Garibaldi
  • piazza San Francesco
  • Savona

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