Giuseppe Torretto

Angels by Giuseppe Torretti on the facade of San Stae church in Venice. A putto is bearing a cartouche showing the legend of the stag and cross appearing to Saint Eustace

Giuseppe Torretto or Torretti (Pagnano, 1661 – Venice, 1743) was an Italian sculptor of statues and intaglios.

Mainly working in Venice, statues by him can be found in the churches of Santa Maria Formosa, I Gesuiti, Santa Maria di Nazareth and San Stae among others. The side walls of the Manin Chapel at Udine have stone high-reliefs by him showing scenes from the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary.[1] He also founded a notable studio, which was kept going after his death by his grandchildren Giuseppe Bernardi and Giovanni Ferrari, whose students included Antonio Canova.

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