Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli

sculptor (1654-1735).

Born in Massa Carrara, where he first worked under his father, a sculptor, in Finale Liguria and Savona. He worked in Genoa under his father-in-law Filippo Parodi for many years and was involved in portraiture. He accompanied Parodi to Venice and Padua. His studio became prolific after Parodi died in 1702. He sent statues and reliefs to Albizzuola, Cadiz, and Lisbon. His "portrait of Marcantonio Grillo" is in the Albergo dei Poveri in Genoa. His pupil, Pasquale Bocciardo (c.1710–c.1791), completed posthumously the dramatic high altar for the church of "Nostra Signora delle Vigne (Genoa)".

References

*cite book | author= Bruce Boucher| year=1998| title= Italian Baroque Sculpture| chapter= | editor= Thames & Hudson, World of Art| others= | pages= p78-79| publisher= | id= | url= | authorlink=
*cite book | first= Rudolf|last= Wittkower| year=1993| title= Pelican History of Art, Art and Architecture Italy, 1600-1750| editor= | others=1980 | pages= p448 | publisher= Penguin Books Ltd| id= | url= | authorlink=
* [http://www.wga.hu/bio/p/ponsonel/biograph.html| Web Gallery of Art]
*cite book | first= Raffaello|last= Soprani| year=1769| title= Delle vite de' pittori, scultori, ed architetti genovesi; Tomo secundo scritto da Carlo Giuseppe Ratti | editor = Carlo Giuseppe Ratti| pages= page 356-360| publisher= Stamperia Casamara in Genoa, dalle Cinque Lampadi, con licenza de Superiori; Digitized by Googlebooks from Oxford University copy on Feb 2, 2007| id= | url= http://books.google.com/books?id=vFcGAAAAQAAJ&dq=Genovesi+Raffaello+Soprani| authorlink=