Title

Gaetano Trentanove

Description

Gaetano Trentanove was born and trained in sculpting in his home city of Florence, Italy. After a successful early career in Italy and selling the marble statue The Last of the Spartans to William E. Cramer, Trenanove moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He worked on projects across America, including in the U.S. Capitol. He became an American citizen and worked with both stone and bronze. He continued to visit Florence to work on his projects yearly. After retiring from the arts, he moved back to his beloved birth home where he would pass on.

Location

Florence, Italy

Abstract

Gaetano Trentanove was born in Florence, Italy in 1858, and studied art in the city in his youth. His early success found him visiting the United States, and eventually moving there, in the late 19th century where he obtained contracts to work on several projects in his workshop in Florence. He would become an American citizen eventually, but did return to Florence after retiring and died there in 1937.

Date Modified

1937/03/13

Relation

Monument to Jacques Marquette|111

birthday

1858/02/21

firstName

Gaetano

lastName

Trentanove