Libero Andreotti

Libero Andreotti (18 June 1875 – 4 April 1933) was an Italian artist and educator, known as a sculptor, illustrator, and ceramics artist. He is often referred to as, "one of the foremost artists and sculptors of the early-twentieth century".

About He was born on 18 June 1875 in Pescia, Italy. He worked as a blacksmith until the age of 17, when he moved to Lucca and met poet, Giovanni Pascoli and Alfredo Caselli, who introduced him to arts. By 1899, he moved to Florence in order to start work as an illustrator and painter. He was replaced in his teaching role by his former student and artist assistant, Bruno Innocenti.