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Carlo Marochetti, also known as Marocchetti, was a well-known Italian sculptor of the nineteenth century, born on 14 January 1805 in Turin. He began his apprenticeship first in the studio of the sculptor François-Joseph Bosio and, subsequently, in the atelier of the painter Jean-Antoine Gros. Read the full biography

Carlo Marochetti, also known as Marocchetti, was a well-known Italian sculptor of the nineteenth century, born on 14 January 1805 in Turin. He began his apprenticeship first in the studio of the sculptor François-Joseph Bosio and, subsequently, in the atelier of the painter Jean-Antoine Gros. In 1822 he stayed at Villa Medici, where he created the famous work Little Girl Playing with a Dog. This work was sent to the Parisian Salon of 1827 and obtained the gold medal, as well as being purchased by the Marquis Carlo Emanuele Alfieri di Sostegno as a tribute to Carlo Felice, king of the Kingdom of Sardinia in France. During his career, Marochetti specialized in the creation of religious subjects, portraits and private sepulchral monuments. In 1839, after his return to Paris, he received the Legion of Honour, while in 1841 the French naturalization he had inherited from his father was confirmed. These recognitions increased his commissions, in particular for the creation of public monuments. The famous Italian sculptor died on 28 December 1867 in Passy (Paris).