Giacomo Benevelli

Giacomo Benevelli (1925 – 13 July 2011) was an Italian-French sculptor. He was brought up in France. He lived and studied in Nice, Paris, Rome, Aix-en-Provence, and Munich. He mainly lived and worked for over forty years in Milan.

Biography Benevelli was born on 1925 in Reggio Emilia. He was the nephew of Anselmo Govi, a painter from Reggio Emilia, who painted the fresco of the dome of the Ariosto Theatre. Benevelli was a member of the Tiberina Academy, an ancient and prestigious institution founded in 1813 with the aim to promote Italian arts and letters; Antonio Canova and Marino Marini belonged to the same institution. Benevelli was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts by the Italian Government Presidency for his contributions to the arts.

Since 1957 Benevelli exhibited in Italy and worldwide. His first US exhibition was in 1963 at the Felix Landau Gallery in Los Angeles. In 1964 he was invited to the 42nd Venice Biennale with a group of sculptures.

In 1966 he was appointed as Head of Sculpture at the Accademia di Brera in Milan.

Benevelli died on 13 July 2011 in Pavia, Italy.