Who is Mochi? Francesco Mochi was an Italian sculptor born in 1580 whose works pioneered the Baroque style of sculpture. Before the commission for the crossing of St. Peter’s, Mochi was a renowned carver of bronze equestrian statues. The sculptor had a rather tragic end to his life and career, for as the young Bernini began to dominate the Baroque style, Mochi grew extremely bitter, to the extent that he forsook all of his Baroque experiments for more linear and static sculptures. Though this post focuses on the innovative genius of Francesco Mochi, it is necessary to acknowledge that Gianlorenzo Bernini was the leading sculptor of this period and far more widely credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture.
Works of Mochi?
Works of Mochi?
