Pietro Cascella, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian artist (1921-2008)
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Place of Birth: Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy
About Pietro Cascella
- Pietro Cascella (February 2, 1921 – May 18, 2008) was an Italian painter and sculptor. Cascella was born in Pescara from a family of ceramics artists.
- In 1938 he moved to Rome where he attended the Accademia di Belle Arti.
- In 1943 he took part in the Quadriennale di Roma painting exhibition and, in 1948, to the first post-World War II Biennale di Venezia. Cascella is known for his Carrara marble sculptures and his paintings, which often refer to impressionism and post-impressionism.
- He created monumental sculptures for locations such as the Auschwitz death camp and Silvio Berlusconi's underground mausoleum in his villa in Arcore. Cascella lived in a medieval castle in Verrucola.
- He died in Pietrasanta in 2008.
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