Giacomo Manzù (1908-1991) established himself as one Italy’s foremost sculptors and is best known for his delicate and moving work focusing predominantly on portraiture and religious imagery. Key influences on his style include the sculptors Auguste Rodin and Medardo Rosso. He decorated the chapel of the Catholic University in Milan and the monumental bronze church doors for St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
The exhibition features some fifty works including important religious works, personal portraits of family members and a number of works depicting characters from mythology.
