Stefano Ricci (sculptor)

Stefano Ricci (1765 – 1837) was an Italian sculptor, active in a Neoclassical style in Florence.

Ricci trained under Francesco Carradori (1747-1824) at the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1802 he gained a teaching position at the Academy. Among his works are the cenotaph of Dante in the church of Santa Croce, Florence and the Purity in the chapel of Poggio Imperiale. Among his pupils was Lorenzo Nencini.^[1]