Francesco Barzaghi

Francesco Barzaghi (10 February 1839–21 August 1892) was an Italian sculptor.

Biography Born in Milan, Austrian Empire, he had his initial training in the studios of Antonio Tantardini and Alessandro Puttinati. He enrolled in the Accademia di Brera. Among his colleagues was Vincenzo Vela. The sculptor Enrico Cassi was one of his pupils.

Barzaghi completed a number of monuments, including the bronze equestrian statued dedicated to Napoleon III, first unveiled in 1881 at the Exposition of Milan. He also made monuments to Luciano Manara and Garibaldi (1888). He made many marble female figures, including: La Frine denudata La Mosca cieca Silvia che si specchia (Paris Exposition 1878) Moses saved from the Nile (Paris Exposition 1878) L' innocenza (won a prize in Turin 1881) Psiche La Vanerella