Melchiorre Cafà
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 357 years ago |
Date of birth | January 21,1636 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Birgu |
Malta | |
Date of died | September 4,1667 |
Died | Rome |
Italy | |
Style | Baroque |
Resting place | San Biagio della Pagnotta |
Rome | |
Siblings | Lorenzo Gafà |
Job | Sculptor |
Books | Melchiorre Cafà: Maltese Genius of the Roman Baroque |
Rest place | San Biagio della Pagnotta |
Rome | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1629161 |
Melchiorre Cafà Life story
Melchiorre Cafà, born Melchiorre Gafà and also known as Caffà, Gafa, Gaffar or Gafar, was a Maltese Baroque sculptor. Cafà began a promising career in Rome but this was cut short by his premature death following a work accident. He was the older brother of the architect Lorenzo Gafà.