Antonio Pollaiuolo, Andrea Ferrucci
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(Antonio di Jacopo del Pollaiuolo, Florence, 17 January, 1433 - Rome, 4 February, 1498) Sculptor, metalworker, engraver and painter. He learned the craft of metalworking from his father Jacopo. In Florence he made metalwork and bronze statuettes, and painted a series of pictures illustrating Hercules' deeds for the Medici palace. He also made prints and textile designs; the design of Matthias' throne hanging is also attributed to him. In 1490 he moved to Rome, where he executed Pope Sixtus IV's and Pope Innocent VIII's bronze tombstones.
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Andrea Ferrucci
Fiesole 1465 - Florence 1526. Sculptor and architect, a relative and student of Francesco di Simone Ferrucci. His earliest work was a chapel and altar in Fiesole. He made several altars, baptismal fonts and chapels. After 1500 he became a member of the sculptors' workshop of the cathedral of Florence, which he later directed from 1512 until his death. He lead the construction of San Lorenzo in Florence, designed by Michelangelo. His biography was written by Giorgio Vasari, who mentioned that Ferrucci made a fountain for the Hungarian king in 1517 and a marble tombstone for the Archbishop of Esztergom.
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