Sante Mingazzi ( Ravenna 1867- Bologna
1922 ),
Skilful artisan who worked in Emilia
Romagna, especially in Bologna, where he distinguished
in the production of valuable glass and beaten iron
penthouses, such as the one in via Massimo D' Azeglio in
Bologna. He was in the Aemilia Ars group, named "
Society protecting arts and decorative industries in the
Aemilian region", founded in 1898 in Bologna by a group
of nobles and artists, who gathered around the architect
- restorer Alfonso Rubbiani and the Earl Francesco
Cavazza. The society was active until 1903, with the aim
of promoting productive commercial activities and
re-qualifying decorative arts, as well as objects for
the usage of daily life.
Works:
Wrought iron Marquise with glass,
Workshop nameplate
Chandelier
Several of his works are at the
Civic Museum of Industrial art and at the Galleria Davia
Bargellini
Strada Maggiore, 44 - 40125 Bologna
Tel: 051-236708
Translation
by Irene de Angelis-Curtis