"Antonio Begarelli, also known as Begarino (1499–1565) was an Italian sculptor.
He was born at Modena, and is said to have been instructed by Giovanni dell´Abbate, the ...
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father of the painter Niccolò. Begarelli worked chiefly at Modena, where many churches are decorated with his plastic compositions in terra-cotta; and in his later years also at Parma. These are free standing figures, nearly life-size, grouped together above altars in the chapels, and apparently intended to replace pictures. This peculiar adaptation of plastic works was first used at Modena by Guido Mazzoni, called II Modanino, a highly gifted artist of realistic tendencies." - (Wikipedia (en) 04.06.2020)
