Desiderio da Settignano
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Desiderio da Settignano, real name Desiderio de Bartolomeo di Francesco detto Ferro was an Italian Renaissance sculptor active in north Italy.
Imaginary portrait of Desiderio da Settignano for Vasari's Vite
Tabernacle, 1460–64, San Lorenzo, Florence
Memorial Tomb for Carlo Marsuppini, 1453–55, Santa Croce, Florence
Saint Jerome in the Desert, c. 1461, National Gallery of Art
Carlo Marsuppini
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Carlo Marsuppini, also known as Carlo Aretino and Carolus Arretinus, was an Italian Renaissance humanist and chancellor of the Florentine Republic.
Desiderio da Settignano
…cloisteryard of the Basilica of Santa Croce. ex It is rather surprising that he would have received such an important commission as the monumental tomb of Carlo Marsuppini so early in his career. Apparently, his design capabilities and sensitivity to the tactile qualities of marble had already been recognized. In composing…
Tomb of Carlo Marsuppini in the Basilica Santa Croce in Florence.