Lorenzo Giuntini

Andrew Lawrence (“Lorenzo”) Giuntini was born ca. 1843 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. His father, Andrea Giuntini, was born ca. 1808 in Italy and, having immigrated to England, married Mary Woulds on May 12, 1839 in Lincoln. Lorenzo Giuntini married Susannah Louisa Barnett on September 11, 1866 in Frome, Somerset and had 8 children. He died in London, on December 29, 1920.

Lorenzo Giuntini was a plaster modeller. This was a family gift, as his father, brothers and sons had the same profession. Lorenzo worked at one time for a known firm in the field, Brucciani (Brucciani D, &Co. Ltd, 40 Russel street, Covent Garden).

Lorenzo Giuntini took part in several archaeological expeditions:
* in 1883 et 1885, in Quiriguá (Guatemala) and Copán (Honduras) with Alfred Maudslay [Ian Graham, Alfred Maudslay and the Maya: A Biography. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002] , where he made plaster moulds of low-reliefs
* in 1892 in Persepolis with Herbert Weld-Blundell: the plaster was replaced by "papier-mâché", due to transport difficulties.

These expeditions were covered by articles in the Times: August 19, 1893, September 9, 1892 and November 27, 1898.

Some of Lorenzo's casts are displayed in the British Museum [ [http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/aoa/y/yaxchil%c3%a1n_lintel_15.aspx] ]

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