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.

References

1. Venice:guide to sculpture from the origins to the 20th century by Renzo Salvadori, Toto Bergamo Rossi "Giuseppe Torretto also did the bas-relief with the Descent from the Cross on the antependium of the high altar and the marble Crucifix in the Foscarini chapel (on the left)".