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Luigi Valadier, son of the French-born Andrea, obtained his silversmith license in 1760 and became one of the most celebrated artists in Europe, working for the noble families of Rome (Borghese, Odescalchi, Chigi, Orsini), cardinals and popes and a broad international clientele which included the Duke of Northumberland, Madame du Barry, the Bali of Malta, Jacques-Laure Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, the King of Sweden, Karl Theodor, Elector of Bavaria, the Count of the North, heir to the Russian throne, etc. His workshop situated near Piazza di Spagna employed dozens of craftsmen and produced not only silverware but also bronze statues, often copies of ancient sculptures, magnificent clocks, vases in precious marbles, lamps, huge candelabras, furniture, desers, reliquaries and liturgical vessels, and much more. In 1785 while completing commissions for the Borghese prince and working on the cast of the enormous bell of St Peter's, he committed suicide by drowning in the Tiber river, possibly due to the severe economic challenges from which his extraordinary workshop was suffering. AUTHOR: Geraldine Leardi is a curator at the Galleria Borghese in Rome. SELLING POINTS: . A magnificent catalogue that reproduces the stunning and yet refined artwork of Luigi Valadier, one of the great artists of the 18th century . Features the complete reproduction of the only extant album of drawings by Valadier and his workshop 307 colour, 6 b/w images

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Geraldine Leardi is a curator at the Galleria Borghese in Rome.

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