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Vico Consorti

Vico Consorti
Porta Santa in St Peter's Basilica
Born
Ludovico Consorti

(1902-07-29)29 July 1902[1]
Roccalbegna, Tuscany, Italy[1]
Died1 June 1979(1979-06-01) (aged 76)[1]
Siena, Tuscany, Italy[1]
NationalityItalian
OccupationSculptor

Ludovico Consorti (1902–1979)[1] was an Italian sculptor who built the bronze Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica in 1950. In 1980, a year after his death, he received an award from the city of Grosseto for artistic merits.

Biography

Consorti was born in Semproniano, in southern Tuscany in 1902. From 1919 to 1926, he took a sculpturing course in the Art Institute of Siena.[2] Shortly after the end of World War One, Consorti met Guido Chigi-Saracini, when he decided to move to Siena, a city he knew well.[3]

Between 1952 and 1956, Ludovico lived and worked in Colombia leaving important contributions to the cultural heritage of Bogotá and Zipaquira.[4]

Holy Door

The Holy Door (built 1950),[5] was built by Vico at St. Peter's Basilica. The door was consecrated and opened on 24 December 1949. It was ordered by Pope Pius XII.[6]

The door is only opened during the presence of the Pope during the Jubilee years.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Vico Consorti". Vico Consorti. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Vico Consorti Scultore". www.vicoconsorti.it. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Una finestra su Siena: l'amicizia tra Chigi Saracini e Vico Consorti" [A window on Siena: the friendship between Chigi Saracini and Vico Consorti]. OK Siena (in Italian). 6 June 2017.
  4. ^ "LOS RELIEVES DEL ESCULTOR VICO CONSORTI, EN LA FACHADA DEL BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA DE BOGOTÁ". andandoporbogota.blogspot.com/ (in Spanish). 5 June 2014.
  5. ^ a b Gallico, Sonia (2007). Roma e la Città del Vaticano. Guida completa per itinerari. ATS Italia Editrice. ISBN 978-88-7571-347-8.
  6. ^ "The Porta Santa (Holy Door) by Vico Consorti, St Peter's Basilica, Rome". Walks in Rome (Est. 2001). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vico_Consorti