Francesco Barzaghi

Francesco Barzaghi was an Italian sculptor.

Biography

Born in Milan, Austrian Empire, he had his initial training in the studios of Antonio Tantardini and Alessandro Puttinati. He enrolled in the Accademia di Brera. Among his colleagues was Vincenzo Vela. The sculptor Enrico Cassi was one of his pupils.
Barzaghi completed a number of monuments, including the bronze equestrian statued dedicated to Napoleon III, first unveiled in 1881 at the Exposition of Milan. He also made monuments to Luciano Manara and Garibaldi. He made many marble female figures, including:

La Frine denudata
La Mosca cieca
Silvia che si specchia
Moses saved from the Nile
L' innocenza
Psiche
''La Vanerella''