About Silvio Gazzaniga
Silvio Gazzaniga (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsilvjo ɡaddzaˈniːɡa]; 23 January 1921 – 31 October 2016) was an Italian sculptor. While working for the Stabilimento Artistico Bertoni company, he created the FIFA World Cup Trophy. == Early life and education == Silvio Gazzaniga was born in Milan on 23 January 1921. He studied to become a sculptor at the art schools in Milan, the capital of Lombardy. During the avant-garde period of the 1940s, he attended the "Humanitarian School of Applied Art" and the "High School of Art" at the Sforzesco Castle, specialising as a goldsmith and jeweller. == Career == After the disruption of World War II, he began his career as a sculptor of medals, cups, and decorations, and at the end of 1953, he began collaborating with Bertoni Milano (known today as GDE Bertoni), the artistic director and master sculptor. After Brazil won the 1970 World Cup, FIFA rules dictated that Brazil would keep the Rimet Cup in perpetuity. FIFA, therefore, needed another trophy for subsequent World Cups. Of the 53 designs submitted by artists from around the world, Gazzaniga's was the winning design. The new cup represents the joy, exultation, and greatness of the athlete at the moment of victory: two stylised figures that hold the world aloft.
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