Valerio Villareale

1773 - 1854

Valerio Villareale

1773 - 1854

Valerio Villareale was born in Palermo in 1773. He was a student of Velasco, and some biographical notes mention the interest of a French architect, Leon Dufourny, creator of some buildings in the Botanical Garden of Palermo.

Being viceroy Francesco d'Aquino known as Caramanico, Valerio Villareale spent three years in Naples during which he had the opportunity to portray the royals. In 1797, he met Canova in Rome, whose influence will be evident in many works. Villareale was also a court sculptor for Gioacchino Murat, King of Naples.

The year 1815 marks his return to Palermo, where he became director of Fine Arts and professor of sculpture at the Royal University. Today we can admire numerous busts, low reliefs and funerary monuments signed by Valerio Villareale and his school.

In the Cathedral of Palermo, Valerio Villareale produced bas-reliefs in the Chapel of Santa Rosalia (1830), while in Palermo you can admire his works at the Gallery of Modern Art (St. Anna), the Church of San Domenico, the Cathedral, the Church of S. Francesco di Paola, the Grand Hotel et des Palmes. He died in 1854.

Valerio Villareale was born in Palermo in 1773. He was a student of Velasco, and some biographical notes mention the interest of a French architect, Leon Dufourny, creator of some buildings in the Botanical Garden of Palermo.

Being viceroy Francesco d'Aquino known as Caramanico, Valerio Villareale spent three years in Naples during which he had the opportunity to portray the royals. In 1797, he met Canova in Rome, whose influence will be evident in many works. Villareale was also a court sculptor for Gioacchino Murat, King of Naples.

The year 1815 marks his return to Palermo, where he became director of Fine Arts and professor of sculpture at the Royal University. Today we can admire numerous busts, low reliefs and funerary monuments signed by Valerio Villareale and his school.

In the Cathedral of Palermo, Valerio Villareale produced bas-reliefs in the Chapel of Santa Rosalia (1830), while in Palermo you can admire his works at the Gallery of Modern Art (St. Anna), the Church of San Domenico, the Cathedral, the Church of S. Francesco di Paola, the Grand Hotel et des Palmes. He died in 1854.

Valerio Villareale was born in Palermo in 1773. He was a student of Velasco, and some biographical notes mention the interest of a French architect, Leon Dufourny, creator of some buildings in the Botanical Garden of Palermo.

Being viceroy Francesco d'Aquino known as Caramanico, Valerio Villareale spent three years in Naples during which he had the opportunity to portray the royals. In 1797, he met Canova in Rome, whose influence will be evident in many works. Villareale was also a court sculptor for Gioacchino Murat, King of Naples.

The year 1815 marks his return to Palermo, where he became director of Fine Arts and professor of sculpture at the Royal University. Today we can admire numerous busts, low reliefs and funerary monuments signed by Valerio Villareale and his school.

In the Cathedral of Palermo, Valerio Villareale produced bas-reliefs in the Chapel of Santa Rosalia (1830), while in Palermo you can admire his works at the Gallery of Modern Art (St. Anna), the Church of San Domenico, the Cathedral, the Church of S. Francesco di Paola, the Grand Hotel et des Palmes. He died in 1854.