About Lanzini & Sons

Angelo’s early work

Angelo came from Venice to New York in 1927 after artistic training and early church-decoration work in Italy. In New York, he worked in decorative painting for churches and theaters. Family records describe Angelo painting murals for a Bank of America exposition display at Treasure Island in the late 1930s.

During World War II, Angelo served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a topographical map maker. He returned to painting and design after military service.

Church design and a growing family practice

Angelo’s work extended from painting to the design of churches and their interiors. Our Lady of Refuge in Castroville is part of that history: he designed the church and painted St. Cecilia above the narthex. The family’s original work there in the early 1960s also included pews, marble and stained glass, with a mosaic on the exterior.

The family history records that Angelo’s sons joined the work after college in the 1970s. Statuary, stained glass, mosaics, bronze and restoration became part of the family’s church work alongside painting and design.

Returning to an earlier work

In 2018, Our Lady of Refuge asked us to restore its vandalized St. Cecilia painting without knowing the family connection. We removed bright-orange graffiti, selectively repaired the painting with oils, cleaned it and applied a new varnish coat. Read about the Castroville restoration.

The family’s work also includes a custom tabernacle setting at Saint Columban and the new bronze Mary sculpture at Holy Spirit in San Jose.

The work today

Jeffrey continues the company’s work in custom sacred art and restoration from California. New statue commissions and other custom pieces are a priority, with church-interior renovation, painting, mosaics and stained glass also available. Churches and institutions are our principal clients; private commissions are welcome.

Explore our services, see project photographs or tell us about a project.

class=”lanzini-eyebrow wp-block-paragraph”>From the family archive

The work behind the history

class=”wp-block-paragraph”>Studio photographs and project lists trace the family’s painting, sculpture and church-interior work.

class=”lanzini-eyebrow lanzini-eyebrow–light wp-block-paragraph”>An archive in four periods

Project-list excerpts, 1922–1984

Transcription of the visible family-archive excerpt. Names, dates and wording are retained as recorded; these historical entries have not been independently verified.

Transcription of the visible family-archive excerpt. Names, dates and wording are retained as recorded; these historical entries have not been independently verified.

Transcription of the visible family-archive excerpt. Names, dates and wording are retained as recorded; these historical entries have not been independently verified.

Transcription of the visible family-archive excerpt. Names, dates and wording are retained as recorded; these historical entries have not been independently verified.

Continue through the atelier

82 recorded projects, 1922–1984

• 1922-27 Art Academy of VeniceStudied Art & Architecture. Venice, Italy
• 1923 St. Hillary (Catholic)Total Decoration & Small Murals. Pordenone, Italy
• 1925 St. Jerome (Catholic)Total Decoration & Small Murals. Roveredo, Italy
• 1929 St. Ursula (Catholic)14’x18′ Mural & Redecoration. Mt. Vernon, NY
• 1932 West Point AcademyMess Hall Decoration. West Point, NY
• 1932 St. Theresa (Catholic)Total Decoration & 3 Murals 8’x10′. Bronx, NY
• 1933 Fox TheaterTotal Interior Decoration. San Francisco, CA
• 1933 DAR Club48 State Seals – 4′ Diameter. Washington, DC
• 1933 Waldorf Astoria HotelTotal Interior Decoration. New York, NY
• 1933 Capitol Building-PennPartial Interior Design & Decoration. Harrisburg, PA
• 1933 St. Francis of Asissi (Catholic)Total Decoration & Statues. Manhatten, NY
• 1933 St. Rosalie (Catholic)Total Decoration & 10’x18′ Maral “Life of St. Rosalie”. Brooklyn, NY
• 1934 Holy Rosary (Catholic)3 Murals 14’x18′ & Total Decoration. Baltimore, MD
• 1934 St. John’s (Catholic)Total Decoration & Murals. Ossining, NY
• 1935 St. Dominic (Catholic)3 Murals 28’x8′. Bronx, NY
• 1936-37 Central Methodist Church of DetroitReredos – 45’x14′ Mural “12 Apostles”. Detroit, MI
• 1937-38 St. John’s EpiscopalSanctuary Decoration. Detroit, MI
• 1938-39 Theater by Architect Albert DowTotal Decoration. Midland, MI
• 1938 Bank of America Treasure Island Exposition4 Historical Murals 8’x12′ Each. Treasure Island, CA
• 1938 TheaterTotal Decoration. Wyndotte, MI
• 1939 TheaterTotal Decoration. Ypslanti, MI
• 1940 St. Annes (Catholic)4 Murals 8’x12′ & Total Decoration. Baltimore, MD
• 1945 Fox TheaterTotal Decoration. Burlingame, CA
• 1945 TheaterTotal Decoration. Klamath Falls, OR
• 1946 Fox Theater-StocktonTotal Decoration. Stockton, CA
• 1946 Fox TheaterTotal Decoration. Redwood City, CA
• 1946 Fox TheaterTotal Decoration. San Mateo, CA
• 1946 Fox TheaterTotal Decoration. Oakland, CA
• 1946 Varsity TheaterTotal Decoration. Detroit, MI
• 1946 Warfield TheaterTotal Decoration. San Francisco, CA
• 1947 Theater (Market Street)Total Decoration. San Francisco, CA
• 1947 Theater (Market Street)Total Decoration. San Francisco, CA
• 1947 Mapes HotelHistorical Mural 60’x8′. Reno, NV
• 1948 Trium BuildingHistorical Mural 12’x6′. Reno, NV
• 1949 Anniston Library18’x12′ Mural “Industry of Alabama”. Anniston, AL
• 1949 Fireman’s Fund Insurance Building3 Murals 30’x8′ Each. San Francisco, CA
• 1953 St. Anthony’s (Catholic)12 Murals 10’x12′ Each. Washington, DC
• 1957 Holy FamilyTotal Decoration. San Jose, CA
• 1958 St. Lawrence O’Tool (Catholic)Reredos-Total Decoration & Marble. Oakland, CA
• 1958 Bebe Patton Cathedral3 Large Mosaics. Oakland, CA
• 1958 St. Peter and Paul of the Shipwreck (Catholic)Marble. San Francisco, CA
• 1958 St. JoachimTotal Decoration & Marble. Patterson, CA
• 1959 St. Agnes Catholic Hospital“Christ the Healer” Mural 36’x12′. Fresno, CA
• 1959 St. Bede (Catholic)Marble-Decoration Mural 8’x10′. Hayward, CA
• 1960 St. Simon (Catholic)Mural 14’x18′ “Crucifixion” Total Decoration. Los Altos, CA
• 1960 St. Clara (Catholic)Reredos-Mural 12’x18′ “Life of St. Francis of Asissi”. Palo Alto, CA
• 1961 St. Joseph’s (Catholic)Reredos-Mural 14’x18′ “Life of St. Joseph”. Mountain View, CA
• 1968 St. Ignatius Chapel8’x5′ Panel “Our Lady of Guadalupe”. San Francisco, CA
• 1968 St. Mary (Catholic)Marble. Hanford, CA
• 1968 St. Mary (Catholic)4 Statues (Wood). Ridgecrest, CA
• 1969 Our Lady of Angels (Catholic)2 Marble Statues. Burlingame, CA
• 1970 St. Mary (Catholic)Statues & Marble. Salinas, CA
• 1970 Our Lady of Guadalupe (Catholic)Statues, Marble & Total Decoration. Watsonville, CA
• 1970&76 St. Anthony’s (Catholic)56’x12′ Mural & 3 Panels 18’x14′. Fresno, CA
• 1971 St. Joseph’s (Catholic)Interior Marble & Statues. Santa Cruz, CA
• 1971 St. Martin (Catholic)Reredos-Mural 12’x18′. Sunnyvale, CA
• 1971 St. Joseph’s (Catholic)Total Decoration-Marble. Olima, CA
• 1972 St. Joseph’s (Catholic)Statues. Boulder Creek, CA
• 1972 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Catholic)14’x18′ Mural “Crucifixion” Total Decoration. Wyandotte, MI
• 1972 St. Mary (Catholic)Mosaic Memorial Grotto. Los Altos, CA
• 1973 Holy Redeemer (Catholic)Total Decoration 45’x45′ Mural “Christ”. Detroit, MI
• 1973 Oakland General Hospital Chapel14’x8′ Mosaic. Oakland, CA
• 1974 St. John’s Cathedral (Catholic)Decoration-Statues. Fresno, CA
• 1975 St. John Cantius (Catholic)Total Decoration. Detroit, MI
• 1976 St. Joseph’s (Catholic)Reredos Painting. Lima, CA
• 1976 St. Hedwick’s (Catholic)Marble & Decoration. Detroit, MI
• 1976 St. Anthony’s (Catholic)Art Work (Sanctuary). Detroit, MI
• 1976 Our Lady Queen of Angels (Catholic)Total Decoration-Marble. Detroit, MI
• 1976 St. Veronica’s (Catholic)Decoration. Detroit, MI
• 1977 St. Peter and Paul (Catholic)Total Decoration. Detroit, MI
• 1977 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Catholic)Marble Alter. Detroit, MI
• 1977 St. Francis of Asissi (Catholic)8 Murals 4’x8′ Each Decoration. Detroit, MI
• 1978 St. Josephat (Catholic)Total Decoration. Detroit, MI
• 1978-79 St. Zachary (Catholic)Marble. Hilmar, CA
• 1979 St. Stephen’s (Catholic)Mosaic Triptic Approx. 400 Sq. Ft. “History of St. Stephen” – Decoration & Marble. Detroit, MI
• 1980 Our Lady Queen of the Apostles (Catholic)Decoration. Hamtramack, MI
• 1981 St. Anne’s of Detroit (Catholic)Total Interior Restoration 28 Murals 7’x9′ Each. Detroit, MI
• 1981 St. Mary’s (Catholic)Total Decoration. Sacramento, CA
• 1982 St. Cunnegunda (Catholic)Mosaic 40’x24′ “Icon of Christ” – Total Decoration. Detroit, MI
• 1982 St. Joseph’s (Catholic)12’x14′ Mural “Crucifixion” Alter, Reredos. Trenton, MI
• 1982-83 Old St. Mary’s (Catholic)Total Interior Restoration 28 Murals 7’x8′ Each. Detroit, MI
• 1984 Our Holy Family (Catholic)Total Interior Restoration. Detroit, MI