Clementi, Prospero

Clementi, Prospero, an eminent Italian sculptor, was born at Reggio about 1504 Among his principal works was the tomb of the Prati family, in the cathedral at Parma, and the tomb of G. Androssi, bishop of Mantua, in the cathedral of that city. in the cathedral of Reggio are two admirable statues of A dam and Eve. He died in 1584. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.