Santo Calegari
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Santo Calegari (1662–1717) was an Italian sculptor of the late Baroque period who was mainly active in Brescia.
He trained with Alessandro Algardi. His son, Alessandro (1698–1777), was also a sculptor.
The statue of Angela Merici was erected in the main square of Desenzano del Garda in 1772, by Gelfino Calegari.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Comune of Desenzano site(in Italian)
- Federico Nicoli Cristiani (1807). Della Vita delle pitture di Lattanzio Gambara; Memorie Storiche aggiuntevi brevi notizie intorno a' più celebri ed eccelenti pittori Bresciani. Spinelli e Valgiti, Brescia. pp. 146–148.