Vincenzo Ragusa

Vincenzo Ragusa
Vincenzo Ragusa
Born	(1841-07-08)8 July 1841 Palermo, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Died	13 March 1927(1927-03-13) (aged 85) Palermo, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Known for	sculpture

Vincenzo Ragusa (8 July 1841 – 13 March 1927) was an Italian sculptor who lived in Meiji period Japan from 1876–1882. He introduced European techniques in bronze casting, and new methods of modeling in wood, clay, plaster and wire armatures which exerted a significant role in the development of the modern Japanese sculptural arts.