Giuseppe De Fabris

Giuseppe De Fabris (1790 — 1860) was an Italian sculptor of the Neoclassic style.

He was born in Nove in the province of Vicenza.

His father was a director of a factory of ceramic decoration.

[1] He moved to Rome as a young man, and was patronized by Pope Gregory XVI.

[2] He was named director of the musei pontifici.

Statue of St Peter, outside the Basilica of St Peter