Enrico Barberi


Enrico Barberi was an Italian sculptor.

Biography

Enrico Barberi attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna and was a student of Salvino Salvini. Between 1871 and 1873 he did an apprenticeship in Florence with the sculptor Giovanni Dupré. In 1876 he distinguished himself among the promises of the Academy of Fine Arts exhibiting the great plaster Otriade. He taught at the Institute of Fine Arts and then, between 1895 and 1921, at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, holding the chair of sculpture. Under his direction were formed generations of sculptors, some of whom will be figures of national and international importance. Among the many:,, Farpi Vignoli,

Main works at the Monumental Cemetery of Certosa di Bologna

  • Hall of the Pantheon of the illustrious men: statues of the friend-painter Luigi Serra, of Francesco Rocchi and Paolo Venturini
  • Borghi Mamo Monument, Gallery of the Angels
  • Monument of Raffaele Bisteghi
  • Monument of Cardinal Vincenzo Moretti
  • Monument of Rivani Family
  • Monument of Camillo Zambeccari Zanchini
  • Monument to Emilio Putti, Cloister V
  • Rivani Monument, Cloister III
  • Trombetti Monument, Galleria degli Angeli
  • Cavazza Monument, Gallery of the Angels
  • Garelli Monument, Gallery of Angels
  • Vespignanni Cell, Gallery of Angels
  • Cella Facchini, Gallery of the Angels
  • Pezzoli Monument, Cloister VII
  • Berlinzani Monument, Cloister VII
  • Veratti Monument, Cloister VII
  • Lorenzini Monument, Cloister VII
  • Agostini Monument, Cloister VII
  • Guidicini Monument, Cloister VII
  • Pizzoli Monument, Cloister VII
  • Pezzoli Monument, Cloister VII
  • Faccioli Brugnoli Monument, Cloister IX
  • Monument to Goffredo Franceschi, Corsia del Colombario

Other works

Donations

In 1987 his nephew Mario donated to the Galleria d'Arte Moderna of Bologna documents and drawings by Luigi Serra, probably received by Barberi directly from the painter.