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Member of an old Carrarese dynasty of sculptors, Lazzerini (d.1895) entered the Carrara Accademia di Belle Arti in 1848 and studied under Ferdinando Pelliccia. In 1853, his marble relief Patroclus Slaying Sarpedon won him a scholarship to Rome, enabling him to study in the workshop of the celebrated sculptor, Pietrò Tenerani (d.1869). After 1859, Lazzerini returned to Carrara to work in the family studio in the Corso Rosselli, taking over its running on the death of his half-brother, Alessandro, in 1862. Reflecting the strong Neoclassical influence of Tenerani and, in turn, of the latter's own mentors, Bartolini (d.1850) and Thorwaldsen (d.1844), his work included both his own wide range of subjects, as well as compositions for other Italian and foreign sculptors. His long career culminated in his appointment as Director of the Carrara Academy from 1889 to 1893 and Honorary Professor of the latter in 1894.