Rubens Pedrazzi

Italian sculptor Rubens Pedrazzi worked together with his famous father Adamo Pedrazzi (1880-1961) mainly in their hometown Modena. Both became known for the bas-relief on the church Tempio Monumentale San Giuseppe in Modena. Rubens studied at the Art Institute “A. Venturi”, distinguishing himself by various sculptures and medallions of embossed copper and silver. In 1933 he was awarded the “Pensionate Poletti” for sculpture and, three years later, was selected to the national pre-Olympic exhibition in Roma.

At the 1936 Olympics Art Competitions in Berlin he presented the sculpture The middle-distance runner. Devoting himself to working in copper and silver, and sculpturing various portraits and medallions Pedrazzi participated in various prestigious exhibitions. After a few years of further qualification in teaching design, he was called up in 1943 and subsequently interned in Germany (1943-45). He resumed teaching, becoming a professor first in Ferrara, then in Piacenza, and in 1958, in Modena. In the 1930s Pedrazzi founded the Modena rowing club.