- Ettore Ximenes
Ettore Ximenes (
April 11 ,1855 ,Palermo –December 20 ,1926 ,Rome ) was an Italian sculptor of religious and mythological subjects.There are several significant works by Ximenes in the United States. These include:
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Giovanni da Verrazzano , Battery Park, Manhattan, New York, 1909*
Dante Alighieri inDante Park atLincoln Center ,New York City andMeridian Hill Park ,Washington D.C. - castings of the same work, 1921References
* See Dianne Durante, "Outdoor Monuments of Manhattan: A Historical Guide" (New York University Press, 2007), with a discussion of the Verrazzano.
*Fried, Frederick & Edmund V. Gillon Jr., "New York Civic Sculpture", Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1976
*Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D.C.", Smithsonian Institute Press, Washington D.C. 1974
*Lederer, Joseph & Arley Bondarin, "All Around Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York", Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1975
*Mackay, James,"The Dictionary of Sculptors in Bronze", Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk 1977
External links
* [http://www.artnet.com/library/09/0925/T092556.asp Artnet.com biography: Ettore Ximenes]
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