Battista Lorenzi
Giovanni Battista Lorenzi (1527/8 – 8 January 1594), known as Battista Lorenzi or Battista del Cavaliere, was an Italian sculptor.
Lorenzi was born in Settignano in 1527 or 1528. His father was Domenico di Piero Lorenzi. He was a cousin of the sculptors Antonio and Stoldo Lorenzi. He entered the workshop of Baccio Bandinelli in 1540.[1]
Lorenzi's earliest known work was a statue of youth for the tomb of Pope Paul V, completed jointly with Vincenzo de' Rossi in 1558–1559. It is lost. According to Raffaello Borghini, another early was a set of statues representing the four seasons, done for the French residence of the Guadagni family . Three of four statues were completed by 1568. All are now lost.[1]
In 1560, Lorenzi met and befriended
In 1571, Lorenzi inherited Cellini's workshop in the Via della Pergola in Florence. In late 1583 or early 1584, he relocated to Pisa to take over Stoldo's workshop that was working on the Piazza dei Miracoli. He died there on 8 January 1594 and was buried in San Marco in Calcesana.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Cicconi 2006.
Bibliography
- Cicconi, Maurizia (2006). "Lorenzi, Giovanni Battista, detto Battista del Cavaliere". ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.