Agostino di Duccio

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Agostino di Duccio , also Agostino da Firenze (* 1418 in Florence , † around 1481 in Perugia ) was an Italian sculptor during the Renaissance .

Relief of Saint Bernardine of Siena in Perugia

Life

Duccio was a mercenary in his youth and led a rather turbulent life, later he became a pupil of Donatello . He created his first important work in Rimini (1449-1457), where he decorated the interior of the Tempio Malatestiano , which was just rebuilt by Leon Battista Alberti . For the Oratorio di San Bernardino in Perugia he created remarkably beautiful works in the years 1457–60, mostly as bas-reliefs . In 1462 he returned to Florence, where he completed a large sculpture for the cathedral, which, however, was lost. There he was also commissioned to create the David sculpture, now known as Michelangelo's masterpiece . But he failed at this task. During his final years he lived and worked in Perugia again.

literature

  • Andy Pointner: The works of the Florentine sculptor Agostino d'Antonio di Duccio (= On the history of art abroad. Vol. 68, ZDB -ID 515449-2 ). Heitz, Strasbourg 1909.
  • Isa Belli Barsali:  Agostino di Duccio. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 1:  Aaron – Albertucci. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1960.

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