Giuseppe Sanmartino

Giuseppe Sanmartino
Detail of Sanmartino's Veiled Christ, on exhibit at the Cappella Sansevero in Naples, Italy
Born1720
Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Died12 December 1793(1793-12-12) (aged 72–73)
Naples, Kingdom of Naples
NationalityItalian
Known forSculpture
Notable workVeiled Christ
MovementLate-Baroque

Giuseppe Sanmartino or Sammartino (1720 – 12 December 1793) was a prominent Italian sculptor in Naples during the late Baroque period who focused on religious sculptures. His most famous work is the Veiled Christ (1753) in Sansevero Chapel in Naples.

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