Ibi illa multa tum iocosa fiebant (1975) Printmaking by Emilio Greco

Born in Catania in 1913, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo. In 1943 he moved to Rome.
Initially influenced by the art of A. Martini and M. Marini, from 1950 he chose as a constant point of reference
the sculpture by P. Fazzini. His rounded and smooth female nudes reflect an ideal of beauty that
leads back to the archaic mannerism of the Fontainebleau school (Bagnante, 1956, Rome, Galleria
National of Modern Art). We owe him the monument to Pinocchio, erected in Collodi in 1954, the reliefs of three
bronze doors of the cathedral of Orvieto (1961-64) and the monument to John XXIII (1965-67; ​​Rome, S. Pietro).
He has also made medals and stamps for the Vatican and San Marino. Hakone Open Air Museum
has dedicated a permanent area to him, the Greco Garden, and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg a personal room.
Since 1991, the Soliano palace in Orvieto has housed a permanent exhibition of his works, donated
from the artist himself to the city (Greek Museum)

• Nationality: ITALY
• Date of birth : 1913
• Artistic domains: Represented by a Gallery,
• Groups: Contemporary Italian Artists Artists presented by a gallery