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His father took him at the age of ten to [[Rome]] where, in [[1506]], he was present at the identification of the ''[[Laocoön and his Sons|Laocoön]]'' group, an event he described in a letter written in 1567, towards the end of his life. The earliest dated sculpture attributed to him is the Virgin and Child with St. Anne in [[Orsanmichele]], [[Florence]]. Sangallo was active in [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in Rome around 1542 and became ''[[Capomaestro]]'' and architect of the [[Santa Maria del Fiore|Duomo]] in Florence the following year. Among works by him in the church of Santa Maria Pimerana in [[Fiesole]] are a self-portrait in relief dated 1542 and his last work, a relief of [[Francesco del Fede]]. |
His father took him at the age of ten to [[Rome]] where, in [[1506]], he was present at the identification of the ''[[Laocoön and his Sons|Laocoön]]'' group, an event he described in a letter written in 1567, towards the end of his life. The earliest dated sculpture attributed to him is the Virgin and Child with St. Anne in [[Orsanmichele]], [[Florence]]. Sangallo was active in [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in Rome around 1542 and became ''[[Capomaestro]]'' and architect of the [[Santa Maria del Fiore|Duomo]] in Florence the following year. Among works by him in the church of Santa Maria Pimerana in [[Fiesole]] are a self-portrait in relief dated 1542 and his last work, a relief of [[Francesco del Fede]]. |
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Revision as of 15:23, 13 August 2005
Francesco da Sangallo (1494–1576) was a High Renaissance sculptor and son of the architect and sculptor Giuliano da Sangallo.
His father took him at the age of ten to Rome where, in 1506, he was present at the identification of the Laocoön group, an event he described in a letter written in 1567, towards the end of his life. The earliest dated sculpture attributed to him is the Virgin and Child with St. Anne in Orsanmichele, Florence. Sangallo was active in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome around 1542 and became Capomaestro and architect of the Duomo in Florence the following year. Among works by him in the church of Santa Maria Pimerana in Fiesole are a self-portrait in relief dated 1542 and his last work, a relief of Francesco del Fede.
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