Francesco Cavrioli

Francesco Cavrioli ( – 1670) was an Italian Baroque sculptor, active in Venice.

Biography Born in Serravalle, Vittorio Veneto, we know little about his initial training. By 1632, he had sculpted four angels for the main altar of the Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice. He then began to collaborate on work for Longhena. In 1637, he completed two sibyls for the entrance portal of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute. In 1644, he sculpted the statue depicting Venice for the stairs of the Convent at San Giorgio Maggiore. Around 1649, he completed, alongside Clemente Molli, some statues for the altar of the Blessed Lorenzo Giuliani in the basilica of San Pietro di Castello. In the 1950s, he sculpted a statue of St. Paul and a crucifix for the altar of Victory in the Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo. In 1661, he was commissioned to she Rin Christ for the church of the Tolentini, but no remains of this sculpture survive. Cavrioli's died in September 1670, a fact mentioned in 1672 documents relating to dispute between Longhena and Cavrioli's brothers.

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