Enrico Butti - Artist Info

About Enrico Butti

  • Biography

    Enrico Butti (April 3, 1847 in Viggiù – January 10, 1932 in Viggiù) was an Italian sculptor, active mainly in Milan, where he became a professor of the Brera Academy.

    He was born to a family of marble cutters and sculptors. At the age of 14, he began studying at the Brera under the sculptor Pietro Magni, making ends meet by working for other sculptors such as Francesco Barzaghi, Ugo Zannoni, and Magni.

    In the 1872 National Exhibition in Milan, he exhibited his first work, a marble Raphael, but two years later his Eleonora d'Este drew much praise. In 1879, he exhibited at the Brera a monument for the Cavi-Bossi family, for which he gained the Prince Umberto prize.

    In subsequent exhibitions, he completed ...

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