180 - Angelo Rossetto da Maser (1886–1927)

Angelo Rossetto da Maser (1886–1927) Luigi Luzzati Patinated bronze 64.5 x 42.3 x 35.6 cm Signature: "ARossetto da Maser" cast into one side Other inscriptions: “Fond. G Vignali Firenze” engraved on the base Provenance: Veneto Banca SpA in LCA Condition. Support: 95% Condition. Surface: 90% (slight wear on the patina) For direct WhatsApp assistance before and during the live auction: +39 346 12 999 80 // Direct assistance via WhatsApp before and during the auction: +39 346 12 999 80 Luigi Luzzatti (1841–1927) was one of the most prominent Italian politicians from the Risorgimento to the early 20th century. A jurist, economist, banker, and academic, he was one of only three Jewish prime ministers in Italian history, alongside Alessandro Fortis and Sidney Sonnino. During his tenure as Prime Minister (March 31, 1910 – March 29, 1911), the fiftieth anniversary of Italian unification was celebrated. Together with Edoardo Deodati and Francesco Ferrara, he was a founder of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. He was the founder of the Banca Popolare di Milano and served as president of that bank from 1865 to 1870, in addition to serving as its honorary president from 1870 to 1927. He was also the founder of the Banca Popolare di Lodi. In 1903, he founded the Istituto Autonomo Case Popolari. He is buried in the Verano Cemetery in Rome. After his death, his heirs donated his papers to the Venetian Institute of Sciences, Letters, and Arts, of which he had been a member during his lifetime; the archive is still housed there at the institute’s headquarters in Palazzo Loredan (Campo Santo Stefano).