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Vico Consorti

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Vico Consorti
Porta Santa in St Peter's Basilica
Born
Ludovico Consorti

(1902-07-29)29 July 1902[1]
Roccalbegna, Tuscany, Italy[1]
Died1 June 1979(1979-06-01) (aged 76)[1]
Siena, Tuscany, Italy[1]
NationalityItalian
OccupationSculptor

Ludovico Consorti (1902–1979)[1] was an Italian sculptor who built the bronze Holy Door in St. Peter's Basilica in 1950. In 1980, a year after his death, he received an award from the city of Grosseto for artistic merits.

Biography

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Consorti was born in Semproniano, in southern Tuscany in 1902. From 1919 to 1926, he took a sculpturing course in the Art Institute of Siena.[2] Shortly after the end of World War One, Consorti met Guido Chigi-Saracini, when he decided to move to Siena, a city he knew well.[3]

Between 1952 and 1956, Ludovico lived and worked in Colombia leaving important contributions to the cultural heritage of Bogotá and Zipaquira.[4]

Holy Door

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The Holy Door (built 1950),[5] was built by Vico at St. Peter's Basilica. The door was consecrated and opened on 24 December 1949. It was ordered by Pope Pius XII.[6]

The door is only opened during the presence of the Pope during the Jubilee years.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Vico Consorti". Vico Consorti. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Vico Consorti Scultore". www.vicoconsorti.it. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Una finestra su Siena: l'amicizia tra Chigi Saracini e Vico Consorti" [A window on Siena: the friendship between Chigi Saracini and Vico Consorti]. OK Siena (in Italian). 6 June 2017.
  4. ^ "LOS RELIEVES DEL ESCULTOR VICO CONSORTI, EN LA FACHADA DEL BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA DE BOGOTÁ". andandoporbogota.blogspot.com/ (in Spanish). 5 June 2014.
  5. ^ a b Gallico, Sonia (2007). Roma e la Città del Vaticano. Guida completa per itinerari. ATS Italia Editrice. ISBN 978-88-7571-347-8.
  6. ^ "The Porta Santa (Holy Door) by Vico Consorti, St Peter's Basilica, Rome". Walks in Rome (Est. 2001). Retrieved 19 May 2020.