Giuseppe Lironi (Atrib): A Master of Baroque Sculpture in Portugal Born in Como, Italy, around 1689 and tragically passing away in 1749, Giuseppe Lironi remains a figure of intriguing complexity within the history of Italian Baroque sculpture. While his name isn’t as widely celebrated as some of his contemporaries – Bernini or Caravaggio, for example – Lironi’s impact is profoundly felt, particularly through his monumental contributions to the Basilica of Mafra in Portugal and, most notably, the ‘St. Bruno of Cologne’ statue now gracing the Mafra National Palace. His legacy stems from a lin…