by Falcon

His first independently completed work on the seashore was ¡°Crotona¡¯s Melo¡± (1744), and ten years later he was awarded the title of Academy of Fine Arts with a variation of the same subject (1754, Marble, Louvre Museum). He also completed a series of works of this period, such as the vivid and beautiful indoor sculpture of Peter the Great (also known as ¡°The Serpent¡± (1757) with the characteristic characteristics of the Rococco, which was the refuge of some prominent figures in the world. In 1766, D. Diderot recommended that he went to Russia on the invitation of Russian queen Ekaterina II, and in 1778 completed a series of works of bronze statues, such as ¡°Peter the Great Rider¡¯s statue¡± (also known as ¡°The Bronze Knight

From Falcone's lifelong creative experience, we can see some of the influences of Baroque and Rococo, but also the distinctive realistic tendencies he showed under the influence of the Enlightenment.