Tomaso Sani b. 1839

Also known as Tommaso Sani, Tomasso Sani
  • Artist (Carver),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Italian-born sculptor Tomaso Sani, along with Luigi del Vescovo, was responsible for the controversial basso-relievo carvings on Sydney's General Post Office in 1883. He carved statues of Allan Cunningham, Sir John Robertson and William Charles Wentworth for the Lands Department Building in 1892.
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Name
Tomaso Sani
Also known as:
  • Tommaso Sani
  • Tomasso Sani
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Carver)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Birth date
1839
Birth place
Florence, Italy
Death date
28 August 1915
Death place
Paddington, Sydney, NSW
Death note
Died at home, 5 Brown St, Paddington
Active Period
  • 1877 - 1893
Arrival
  • 1877 (Departed New Zealand, 20 July 1877, aboard 'Albion')
Residence
  • c.1865 Florence, Italy
  • 1876 - 1877 Wellington, New Zealand
  • 1877 - 1880 Melbourne, Victoria
  • 1881 - 1915 Sydney, NSW
Cultural Heritage
  • Italian
Languages
  • English

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Periods active
  • 1877 - 1893
  • 1880 - 1900
Residences
  • c.1865 Florence, Italy
  • 1876 - 1877 Wellington, New Zealand
  • 1877 - 1880 Melbourne, Victoria
  • 1881 - 1915 Sydney, NSW
  • Sydney, NSW
References [<ExternalResource: Hutchison, Noel S. (1976), 'Sani, Tomaso', Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition, (print edition).>, <ExternalResource: Wilson, Edwin (1992), 'The wishing tree: a guide to memorial trees, statues, fountains, etc. in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Domain, and Centennial Park, Kangaroo Press, Sydney.'.>] [<ExternalResource: Hutchison, Noel S. (1976), 'Sani, Tomaso', Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition, (print edition).>, <ExternalResource: 'Published sources'.>]
See alsos [<ExternalResource: Pazzi, Enrico (1887), 'Ricordi d’arte: statuario, Tipografia coopertiva, Firenze.'.>, <ExternalResource: Jouin, Henri (1879), 'La sculpture en Europe, E. Plon, Paris.'.>, <ExternalResource: Parkes, Henry (19th century), 'Henry Parkes Papers, State Library of NSW.'.>, <ExternalResource: Bridges, Peter (1988), 'James Barnet, colonial architect, Hale & Iremonger, Sydney'.>]
Alternative names
  • Tommaso Sani
  • Tomasso Sani
  • Tommaso Sani
  • Tomasso Sani
Arrivals
  • 1877 (Departed New Zealand, 20 July 1877, aboard 'Albion')
  • 1870
Related people
  • Lorenzini, Augusto (associate of)
  • del Vescovo, Luigi (associate of)
  • Lorenzini, Augusto (associate of)
  • del Vescovo, Luigi (associate of)
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