Antonio Giorgetti: Sculptor of Divine Grace Antonio Giorgetti (1635 – 24 December 1669) was an Italian sculptor born and died in Rome, where he dedicated his entire artistic life to mastering the craft of marble sculpture. He emerged as a protégé of Gian Lorenzo Bernini, arguably Rome’s most celebrated artist during the Baroque period, absorbing Bernini's revolutionary techniques and embracing the grandeur of Roman art history. Giorgetti’s legacy rests primarily on two monumental sculptures – the Angel with the Sponge on the Ponte Sant’Angelo and the kneeling angels adorning Capella Spada –…