Title

Giovanni Andrei

Description

Another artist who studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara, Giovanni Andrei, was renowned as an ornamental sculptor in Florence and Rome. In 1806, both Andrei and his Brother-in-Law, Giuseppe Franzoni, received invitations to the United States from Philip Mazzei, at the behest of Benjamin H. Latrobe, to contribute to the construction of the United States Capitol. During a period of concern regarding the funding for his work, Andrei also undertook projects around Washington and Baltimore. He returned to Italy in 1815 to work on recreating capitals for the US House of Representatives' chamber of the Capitol that were destroyed during the War of 1812. He returned to the US where he died in 1824.

Location

Carrara, Italy

Abstract

Giovanni Andrei was born in Carrara, Italy, in 1757 and studied sculpture there. He spent his early career in Rome and Florence. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1806 with his brother-in-law Giuseppe Franzoni. He helped in the construction of the U.S. Capitol. He returned to Italy in 1815 to recreate the work destroyed in Washington in 1814. He would later return to the US and passed away in 1824.

Date Modified

1824

Relation

The Capitals in the National Statuary Hall|182

birthday

1770

firstName

Giovanni

lastName

Andrei