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Mochi, Francesco
Mochi, Francesco (b Montevarchi, nr. Arezzo, 29 July 1580; d Rome, 6 Feb., 1654). Italian sculptor. He was the outstanding Italian sculptor of his generation, but after brilliant early achievements he was eclipsed by Bernini and his career petered out. His first notable work is the dynamic Annunciation (1603–8, Orvieto Cathedral), made up of separate marble figures of Mary and Gabriel, originally placed on either side of the high altar; it has been described as the first Baroque sculpture or, in Rudolf Wittkower's words, ‘a fanfare raising sculpture from its slumber’. Even more impressive are two bronze equestrian statues Mochi executed in Piacenza for Ranuccio Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza. The first of the pair (1612–20), representing Ranuccio himself, is still in the tradition of Giambologna, but the second (1620–5), commemorating Ranuccio's father Alessandro, has a magnificent Baroque sweep: ‘Never before…had the figure of the rider held its own so emphatically against the bulk of the horse's body’ (Wittkower). Mochi's last major work was the huge marble St Veronica (1629–39) adorning one of the crossing piers of St Peter's, Rome, which suffers from comparison with Bernini's powerful St Longinus. (The two other companion statues are St Andrew by François Duquesnoy and St Helena by Andrea Bolgi (1605–56), whom Wittkower describes as ‘the driest among Bernini's protégés’.)
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IAN CHILVERS. "Mochi, Francesco." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Mochi, Francesco." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-MochiFrancesco.html IAN CHILVERS. "Mochi, Francesco." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-MochiFrancesco.html |
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Francesco Mochi
Francesco Mochi , 1580–1654, Italian sculptor. Mochi's attraction to the baroque aesthetic led him to create dramatic sculptures notable for swirling drapery (e.g., Archangel of the Annunciation, Mus. dell'Opera del Duomo, Orvieto). His later work exhibited a more mannerist style. |
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"Francesco Mochi." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Francesco Mochi." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Mochi-Fr.html "Francesco Mochi." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Mochi-Fr.html |
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