Antonio Federighi
Antonio Federighi (circa 1420 – 1490) was an
Italian architect and sculptor of the Renaissance period. He was born and active mainly in Siena
, Italy.
He began as a sculptor for the
Palazzo delle Papesse and the nearby Loggia del Papa (1462–63).[2] He may have contributed to the design of Santa Maria delle Nevi
.
Federighi is considered as the architect who reintroduced the heavily foliated carving and the antique pagan imagery into the vocabulary of Sienese Quattrocento sculpture. During his work as the Capomaestro of the Opera, he has designed multiple holy water basins (Acquasantieras) that, for a long time, were mistaken for pagan alters. The Acquasantiera he designed is considered to have been commissioned to celebrate a marriage between the powerful clans or the birth of a mutual heir.[3]
Cathedral of Siena
References
- ^ Il Palio of Siena website, tratto da "Senesi da ricordare" di Marco Falorni.
- ^ Encyclopedia Treccani, entry on architect.
- JSTOR 40343647.
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