Pietro Bazzanti was born in 1842 in Florence, Tuscany, into a renowned family of sculptors and craftsmen. He was the son of Niccolò Bazzanti, an academic sculptor, and the brother of Enrico Bazzanti, also a sculptor known for his Romantic and Neo-Renaissance themed works. Pietro received his artistic training in the Florentine academic environment and was involved in the family workshop, participating in commissions both locally and for the foreign market....