# The Genius of Palermo

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MARABITTI, Ignazio](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/marabitti-ignazio-r13b7e6b884dbf5>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Marble

## Commentary

Ignazio Marabitti was the last great Sicilian sculptor of the Baroque. He closely imitated his master Filippo della Valle, and maintained this manner to the end of the eighteenth century.

## Related artworks

- [Monument to Carlo Cottone](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/marabitti-ignazio-r13b7e6b884dbf5/monument-to-carlo-cottone-r4fb2ce95d8f4e3>)

## Attribution

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