Pietro Torrigiano
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Pietro Torrigiano was an Italian Renaissance sculptor from Florence, who had to flee the city after breaking Michelangelo's nose. He then worked abroad, and died in prison in Spain. He was important i
Sculpture of Saint Jerome in Museum of Fine Arts of Seville
Mater Dolorosa, Rijksmuseum
Terracotta bust of Henry VII made by Torrigiano
Henry VII's Tomb, Westminster Abbey
Henry VII of England
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Henry VII, also known as Henry Tudor, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizure of the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death in 1509. He was the first monarch of the House of Tudor.
Pietro Torrigiano
…Leonardo Frescobaldi, who acted as guarantors. After the success of this work, he was given the commission for the magnificent effigial monument for Henry VII and his queen, which still exists in the Henry VII Lady Chapel of Westminster Abbey. This appears to have been begun in 1512, but was not finished till…
Henry holding a rose and wearing the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1505
Pembroke Castle in Wales, the birthplace of Henry VII
Young Henry VII, by a French artist (Musée Calvet, Avignon)
Queen Elizabeth, Henry's wife