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Antonio Cali, born in Catania in 1789, was first his father's pupil at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, later, having obtained a royal pension, he went to perfect his studies in Rome with Canova and Thorvaldsen.
Returning to Naples, Antonio won the competition announced in 1823 for the completion of the bronze equestrian monument of Ferdinand I intended to adorn the square in front of the royal palace (today Piazza del Plebiscito). Having settled in Naples, Antonio then collaborated with his brother Gennaro and other artists on plastic decoration.
For the city of Catania, he created a series of monuments of the Bourbon monarchs Francis I, Ferdinand II and Ferdinand I. Read the full biography

Antonio Cali, born in Catania in 1789, was first his father's pupil at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, later, having obtained a royal pension, he went to perfect his studies in Rome with Canova and Thorvaldsen.
Returning to Naples, Antonio won the competition announced in 1823 for the completion of the bronze equestrian monument of Ferdinand I intended to adorn the square in front of the royal palace (today Piazza del Plebiscito). Having settled in Naples, Antonio then collaborated with his brother Gennaro and other artists on plastic decoration.
For the city of Catania, he created a series of monuments of the Bourbon monarchs Francis I, Ferdinand II and Ferdinand I. The first two statues were damaged during the uprisings of 1848-49 and the third was damaged in 1860. After the restorations of 1970, the statues were relocated to various places in Catania.
In 1847, with the division of the chair of sculpture and restoration at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, Antonio obtained the position of restorer and substitute of the sculpture master T. Angelini. Awarded the title of knight of the Order of Ferdinand I, the sculptor became part of the assembled Council of the same Academy in 1864, a position he held until his death in Naples two years later, on 3 March 1866.