Education
Born in Saint St. Petersburg, he was apprenticed to his father, Pietro Vitali, from an early age.
Born in Saint St. Petersburg, he was apprenticed to his father, Pietro Vitali, from an early age.
After attending the Imperial Academy of Arts he moved to Moscow in 1818. His major works include a six-horse chariot for Bove"s Triumphal Architecture, a fountain in front of the Bolshoi Theatre, the bas-reliefs above the doors of Saint Isaac"s Cathedral, and an outdoor bronze statue of Emperor Paul in Gatchina.