Arnolfo di Cambio

Arnolfo di Lapo, also known as Arnolfo di Cambio, (1245 - 1310) was a Florentine architect and sculptor.

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1245 - 1310 - Florentine - Architect - Sculptor

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His architectural work includes designing the Duomo in Florence (1294), the church of Santa Croce in Florence and the cathedral in Orvieto, Italy.

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Duomo - Florence - 1294 - Santa Croce - Orvieto - Italy

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His sculpture includes:

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• Monument to Cardinal Annibaldi (1276)
• Statue of Robert Anjou (1277)
• Fountain of the Thirsty People in Perugia
• Tomb of Cardinal de Braye in San Domenico, Orvieto (c. 1282)

He was Nicola Pisano’s chief assistant on the marble pulpit for the Duomo in Siena (1265-1268), but he soon began to work independently on important tomb sculpture. He designed admirable monuments to Cardinal Annibaldi (St. John Lateran, Rome); Pope Adrian V (Viterbo); and Cardinal de Braye (c. 1282; Orvieto). These works became the model for Gothic funerary art. Arnolfo is recognized as the foremost architect of his era. In 1296 he was in charge of construction of the cathedral in Florence. He is said to have had a hand in designing other major buildings in Florence, including the baptistery, the Church of Santa Croce, and the Palazzo Vecchio. The monumental character of Arnolfo's work has left its mark on the appearance of Florence.

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Nicola Pisano - Pulpit - Siena - 1265 - 1268 - St. John Lateran - Rome - Pope Adrian V - Viterbo - 1296 - Palazzo Vecchio

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Giorgio Vasari includes a biography of Arnolfo in his Lives of the Artists.

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