Giovanni Bastianini, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Giovanni Bastianini

Italian artist (1830-1868)

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1830

Date of Death: 29-Jun-1868

Profession: artist, sculptor, art forger

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Giovanni Bastianini (17 September 1830 – 29 June 1868) was an Italian sculptor who began his career as a stonecutter in the quarries at Fiesole, and was sent by Francesco Inghirami to study in Florence, first with Pio Fedi and then with Girolamo Torrini, with whom he collaborated on a statue of Donatello for the portico of the Uffizi.
Bastianini's name became famous in connection with his unmasking as the first widely publicized art forger.