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Person
Authorized form of name
Dupré, Giovanni (1817-1882), sculptor
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Description area
Dates of existence
1 March 1817 - 10 January 1882
History
Italian sculptor whose success was a product of his lifelike and original interpretation of form when Italian sculpture was deteriorating into a mannered imitation of the works of Antonio Canova. Dupré was the son of a carver in wood. Tuscan. He had a museum in Fiesole, but this is now closed.
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Fiesole