Vincenzo Pacetti Artist

Vincenzo Pacetti (1746–1820) was an Italian sculptor and restorer from Castel Bolognese, particularly active in collecting and freely restoring and completing classical sculptures such as the Barberini Faun (1799 - now in the Glyptothek, Munich)— his most famous work— the Hope Dionysus (now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art) and the Athena of Velletri (1797 - now in the Louvre) and selling them on to rich collectors as finished artefacts. He was the brother of Camillo Pacetti.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1746
Birth place
Castel Bolognese
Nationality
Italians
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1820
Place of death
Rome

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  1. http://shop.getty.edu/product156.html
  2. http://www.castelbolognese.org/artisti.htm
  3. http://www.ithaca.edu/faculty/ramage