Francesco Robba
Francesco Robba ( born May 1, 1698 Venice, † January 24, 1757 in Zagreb ) was an Italian sculptor of the Baroque.
Life
Francesco Robba received his training in the workshop of the sculptor Pietro Baratta Venetian 1711-1716. In 1720, he moved to Ljubljana, to work with the Slovenian champion Luka Mislej and married his daughter Theresa in 1722.
In this early period his first marble statues and reliefs still showed the influence of Pietro Baratta. As Mislej died in 1727, Robba took over his workshop and its customer base. Soon Robba acquired a fame and received prestigious commissions from ecclesiastical, aristocratic and bourgeois patrons. Already in 1729 his work was presented in a letter to the prince Imre Esterházy de Galántha, Archbishop of Esztergom by the rector of the Jesuit College in Zagreb, Francesco Saverio Barci praised.
As of 1727 testify to his works by a growing self-awareness. His technical virtuosity is reflected in emotional expression and the refined shapes of his sculptures.
He was recognized as an honorary citizen of Ljubljana. In 1743 he was elected to the external City Council. In 1745 he was appointed " State Engineer " of Carniola. During all this time he did not lose contact with Venice, as he visited his home town several times. This allowed him to stay in touch with the baroque sculptor scene in Central Italy and Rome.
In 1755 he left Ljubljana to Zagreb in Croatia, where he died on January 24, 1757.
Works (selection)
The most famous work of Francesco Robba is the " Fountain of the Three Rivers of Carniola " from 1751st These rivers are ljubljanica, Sava and Krka. He was inspired by Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Navona in Rome.
Other works were the Narcissus Fountain in Ljubljana, altar and statues ( 1736) in the Jacob's Church in Ljubljana, an altar in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas (Ljubljana), an altar in the Franciscan Church of the Annunciation (Ljubljana), a statue of St. John of Nepomuk in Klagenfurt and an altar in the parish church in Vrana.