The Soul of Mantua: The Life and Legacy of Giuseppe Bazzani In the heart of eighteenth-century Italy, amidst the gilded splendor of Mantua, the brush of Giuseppe Bazzani moved with a singular, restless energy that defied the polite constraints of his era. Born in 1690 into a family of skilled goldsmiths, Bazzani’s early immersion in the meticulous world of precious metals and fine craftsmanship provided him with an innate understandin…