Giacomo Manzu By facebooker_10206250174154081 Dec 22, 1908 Born Jan 1, 1928 Started working wood during his military service Jan 1, 1932 Decorated the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Jan 1, 1940 Teacher at Academia di Brera Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Jan 1, 1954 Brera Academy Did not teach during WWII Jan 1, 1942 Series of Bronze Christ Reliefs which were criticized by the church Jan 1, 1942 Francesca Jan 1, 1954 Moved to Salzburg, where he taught at the International Summer Academy Period: Jan 1, 1954 to Jan 1, 1966 International Summer Academy Jan 1, 1959 La grande Chiave Jan 1, 1960 Knighted into the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Jan 1, 1964 Completed the "Death Gate" door for Saint Peter's Basillica Jan 1, 1965 Awarded Lenin Peace Price Manzu was a communist and athiest Jan 1, 1965 Mother and Child, commissioned by the UN Jan 1, 1977 Monument to the Partisan Jan 1, 1981 Awarded Gold Medal in the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art Jan 17, 1991 Died