Gaetano Matteo Monti

Gaetano Matteo Monti (born Ravenna, 1776–died Milan, 1847) was an Italian sculptor, working in the Neoclassical style.

He studied in Bologna and Rome and then moved to Milan, where he worked on Milan Cathedral (Duomo de Milano). [Italian Memorial Sculpture, 1820-1940: A Legacy of Love By ‬Sandra‎ ‬Berresford‎] and the Arco della Pace with a similarly named Milanese sculptor Gaetano Monti (1750-1827).

His son was the sculptor Raffaelle Monti [Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660 - 1851, Rupert Gunnis 1951]

Works

**Tomb of Count Paolo Tosio", Vantiniano Cemetery, Brescia 1842 [Italian Memorial Sculpture, 1820-1940: A Legacy of Love By ‬Sandra‎ ‬Berresford‎]
**Bust of Countess Maria Laderchi of Faenza,). [ [http://www.bibliotecamai.org/informazioni/sede_orari/guida_artistica/ufficio_direttore.html Bibliotecame.org] ]
**Bust of Ambrogio Calepino ca. 1839
**Monuments to Giuseppe Parini and Giuseppe Zanoja in Pinacoteca di Brera
**Tomb of Bishop Gabrio Maria Nava, Duomo di Brescia,
**Moses Fountain, at the Sacro Monte in Varese
**Tomb of Bishop Gabrio Maria Nava in the Cathedral of Brescia,

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