Ettore Ximenes (1855 – 1926): Sculptor of Sicilian Dignity and Neo-Renaissance Vision Ettore Ximenes, born April 11, 1855, in Palermo, Italy, stands as a testament to the flourishing artistic landscape of late nineteenth-century Sicily. The son of Antonio Ximenes and Giulia Tolentino—a noblewoman whose lineage traced back to Sicilian aristocracy—Ximenes’ early life was marked by intellectual pursuits alongside an innate fascination wi…