Emilio Zocchi

Emilio Zocchi (March 5, 1835 – January 10, 1913) was an Italian sculptor.

He is best known for his busts, bas-reliefs and statuettes of classical and Renaissance individuals.

He studied with Girolamo Torrini, then with Aristodemo Costoli and subsequently with Giovanni Dupré at the Florentine Academy of Fine Arts.

He completed the bas-relief of Constantine's vision of the Cross at the entrance to the church of Santa Croce, Florence.

He completed monuments to Benjamin Franklin and Vittorio Emanuele II.

Emilio Zocchi, Portrait by Raffaello Sorbi
Young Michelangelo
Monument to Vittorio Emmanuele in Parco delle Cascine
Vision of Constantine