Francesco Robba [SEP] place of birth
Francesco Robba
Francesco Robba (1 May 1698 – 24 January 1757) was an Italian sculptor of the Baroque period. Even though he is regarded as the leading Baroque sculptor of marble statuary in southeastern Central Europe, he has remained practically unknown to international scholars.
Life.
Francesco Robba was born in Venice. He received his training in the workshop of the Venetian sculptor Pietro Baratta from 1711 to 1716. In 1720, he moved to Ljubljana to work with the Slovene master Luka Mislej and married his daughter Theresa in
Robba Fountain
The Robba Fountain (), since the first half of the 20th century also known as the Fountain of the Three Carniolan Rivers (), is the fountain that stands in front of Ljubljana Town Hall at Town Square in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It was originally made in 1751 by the Italian sculptor Francesco Robba and is one of the city's most recognisable symbols.
History.
The fountain was commissioned to Francesco Robba in 1743, but was unveiled only in 1751. In its creation,