Luigi Pasquarelli

Luigi Pasquarelli (2/11/1832 in Marsico Nuovo, Basilicata – 1889 in Napoli, Campania) was an Italian sculptor. Was bos from Antonio and Antonia Lauria. Pasquarelli completed his studies in Naples. He gained acclaim in 1877 in Naples for a marble group depicting: Un episodio di Pompei. Among his other works are: Pescatore amalfitano; Piccola ciociara; Fruttivendola; Busto muliebre; some portraits, many bassorilievi and funereal monuments. At Turin, in 1880, he exhibited a statue depicting: Un venditore napoletano di frutta. Minutes of a meeting of the council of Naples from 1872, document a trip to Brazil.