Augusto Rivalta (Alessandria, 1837 - Florence, 1925). After carrying out linguistic studies, in 1895 he moved to Florence where he attended the Duprè studio and came into contact with the Macchiaioli movement. Read the full biography
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Augusto Rivalta (Alessandria, 1837 - Florence, 1925). After carrying out linguistic studies, in 1895 he moved to Florence where he attended the Duprè studio and came into contact with the Macchiaioli movement. He maintains contacts with Genoa, where, among other works, he also creates some tombs for the cemetery. In 1874 he became professor of sculpture at the Accademia dei Firenze. Among the artist's numerous works for the city of Genoa, the equestrian statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi in Piazza De Ferrari deserves mention, from which the artist's style emerges, characterized by a realistic approach and a strong attention to modelling, the result of laborious preparation. For the municipality of Sampierdarena, near Genoa, the artist created two bronze statues, one depicting Giuseppe Garibaldi, the other the painter Nicolò Barabino, a native of the municipality. Also in Genoa, in Piazza Caricamento, there is a statue of Raffaele Rubattino. In 1910 he created a bust of Christopher Columbus which was sent to Detroit (Mich, USA). The equestrian statue of Vittorio Emanuele II dates back to 1892, lastly placed near the Government Palace of Livorno. At the end of his artistic career are the sculptural groups of the Forza del Vittoriano in Rome. He participated in the Turin Quadrennial in 1902, in the Venice BIennale in 1903 and in the San Francisco International in 1905.
