Luigi Bienaimé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Luigi Bienaimé

Italian neoclassical sculptor of Belgian descent

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1795

Place of Birth: Carrara, Tuscany, Italy

Date of Death: 17-Apr-1878

Profession: sculptor

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Luigi Bienaimé (Carrara, 1795-1878) was a sculptor active in Italy during the Neoclassical period. His family originally was from Belgium, however, he gained a stipend from Carrara to study sculpture in Rome, where he studied in the studio of Thorvaldsen.
There he worked alongside Pietro Tenerani, Emilio Volff, and Pietro Galli. Bienaimé was commissioned a number of works by the Russian court in St Peterburg, including a Marriage for the Czar, a Bacchante dancing, a Diana surprised, and a Psyche abandoned by Love.
He was also prolific with portraits, including the Czar, Napoleon, and Washington.
He completed sculptures for Prince Torlonia and Prince Gallitzin.
He became professor of sculpture in the Accademia di San Luca.



Alternative names	Luigi Bienaime; Bienaimi
Description	Italian sculptor
Date of birth/death	4 March 1795	17 April 1878
Location of birth/death	Carrara	Florence
Authority control	: Q1876106 VIAF: 79386086 ISNI: 0000 0000 6709 1200 ULAN: 500108231 LCCN: nr2003041099 GND: 116165499 WorldCat