Francesco Messina
| Francesco Messina | |
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| Born |
15 December 1900 Linguaglossa, Italy |
| Died | 13 September 1995 (aged 94) Milan, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work |
Cavallo morente (Dying horse) |
| Movement | Contemporary |
| Awards | Prize for sculpture in 1942 at the Biennale Internazionale d'Arte of Venice; Michelangelo Prize (1963) |
Cavallo morente (Dying horse)
I quattro cavalli di bronzo (The Four bronze horses)
Francesco Messina (15 December 1900 – 13 September 1995) was an Italian sculptor of the 20th century.
Francesco Messina was born at Linguaglossa in the Province of Catania from a very poor family. Growing up in Genoa, where he also studied and lived until he was 32, he then moved to Milan.
Art historians consider him one of the most important figurative sculptors of Novecento, together with Giacomo Manzù, Arturo Martini, Marino Marini. He is the author of some of the greatest works of the Novecento Italiano and his sculptures are displayed in the most famous museums, among which: Berne, Zurich, Gothenburg, Oslo, Munich, Paris, Barcelona, Berlin, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Venice, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Vienna, Washington, Tokyo.
From 1922, he began exhibiting his work regularly at the Biennale Internazionale d'Arte in Venice and between 1926 and 1929 he took part in the expos organised by the art group Novecento Italiano in Milan. In 1932, he moved to Milan, where in 1934 he obtained a tenured professorship 1934 in Sculpture at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, of which he became the director within two years.
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