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Umberto Bassignani

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Umberto Bassignani
Sculpture designed by Umberto Bassignani
Born29 August 1878
Died21 January 1944(1944-01-21) (aged 65)
Lerici, Liguria, Italy
OccupationSculptor

Umberto Bassignani (29 August 1878 – 21 January 1944) was an Italian sculptor. He designed public sculptures in Italy, France, Switzerland, Russia and Monaco, where he had an atelier.

Early life

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Umberto Bassignani was born on 29 August 1878 in Fivizzano, Tuscany, Italy.[1][2]

Fountain on the Place Saint Nicolas, designed by Umberto Bassignani in 1930.

Career

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Bassignani opened an atelier at 13 boulevard Charles III in Monaco in 1907.[2] He designed many sculptures in the Monaco Cemetery.[1][2] He exhibited his work at the Exposition Universelle et Internationale in Brussels in 1910, where he represented Monaco and he won a silver medal for a bust.[2]

Bassignani designed public sculptures in Italy, France, Switzerland, Russia and Monaco. For example, he designed the World War I monuments in his hometown of Fivizzano as well as in Vazzola.[1][2] In France, he designed sculptures in Paris, Nice, Aurillac and Peille.[2] His public sculptures can also be seen in Rostov, Russia, and in Geneva, Switzerland.[2] He also designed the fountain on the Place Saint Nicolas in Monaco-Ville in 1930.[1][2]

Bassignani left Monaco in 1939.[1]

Death and legacy

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Bassignani died on 21 January 1944 in Lerici, Liguria, Italy.[1][2] On 2 May 2017, the mayor of Monaco, Georges Marsan, dedicated a commemorative plaque at the bottom of the fountain on the Place Saint Nicolas, with his name and dates.[2]

Further reading

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  • Benedetti, Amedeo (2015). Vita e opere di Umberto Bassignani, scultore. Pisa: il Campano. ISBN 9788865283028. OCLC 943780907.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Fabiani, Andreino (November 18, 2016). "Umberto Bassignani scultore". Il Corriere Apuano. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "La Mairie de Monaco rend hommage à Umberto Bassignani, sculpteur". Mairie de Monaco. Retrieved May 4, 2017.