Gheorghe Leonida

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Gheorghe Leonida was a Romanian sculptor best known for crafting the expressive face of the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romanian artist
human
sculptor
activeYearsEnd 1940s
activeYearsStart 1910s
artisticStyle expressive realism
awardReceived prizes at art salons in Paris
prizes at art salons in Rome
causeOfDeath accidental fall
collaboratedWith Heitor da Silva Costa
Paul Landowski
countryOfBirth Romania
countryOfCitizenship Romania
countryOfDeath Romania
dateOfBirth 1892
dateOfDeath 1942
educatedAt George Enescu National University of Arts
surface form: National School of Fine Arts in Bucharest
fieldOfWork sculpture
gender male
hasGenre monumental sculpture
portrait sculpture
hasPartIn creation of Christ the Redeemer monument
hasWorkLocation Bucharest
influencedBy Italian sculpture
classical sculpture
knownFor sculpting the face of Christ the Redeemer
languageOfWorkOrName Romanian
movement realism
nationality Romanian
notableFor contribution to one of the most famous statues in the world
notableWork Christ the Redeemer
face of Christ the Redeemer
occupation sculptor
partOf team of artists who created Christ the Redeemer
placeOfBirth Galați
placeOfDeath Bucharest
studiedIn Italy
workedIn France
Italy
Romania

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Christ the Redeemer collaboratingSculptor Gheorghe Leonida