Melchiorre Cafà

Melchiorre Cafà
Melchiorre Gafà
Born1636
Birgu, Hospitaller Malta
Died4 September 1667 (aged 31)
Rome, Papal States
Cause of deathWork accident
Resting placeSan Biagio della Pagnotta, Rome
OccupationSculptor
StyleBaroque
Parents
  • Marco Gafà (father)
  • Veronica Gafà (mother)
RelativesLorenzo Gafà (brother)

Melchiorre Cafà (born Melchiorre Gafà; 1636–1667) was a Maltese Baroque sculptor. Cafà began a promising career in Rome but this was cut short by his premature death following a work accident. He was the older brother of the architect Lorenzo Gafà.

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