NEWS Giacomo Manzu Exhibition
13 mar 2007 AD
Giacomo Manzu, by the real name of Giacomo Manzoni, was the best known Italian sculptor of the 20th century. Although he was a communist (he won the Lenin Peace Prize in 1965) he was also regarded as an important modern artist by the western museums and collectors.
The Italian sculptor was born as the 12th son of a shoemaker and was self-tought in sculpture. He “studied” in the workshops of manufacturers where he learned to carve wood, stone and other such materials.
After a short period in which he lived in Paris, he settled in Milano where he realized his first bronze sculptures, but also dedicated himself to drawing, illustration, painting.
The exhibition can be visited at the History Museum until the end of the month. Monday and Tuesday closed.
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