Benedetto da Maiano

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Benedetto da Maiano
St. John the Baptist, polychrome terra cotta of c. 1480, in the National Gallery of Art.

Benedetto da Maiano (1442 – 24 May 1497) was an

Italian Early Renaissance sculptor
.

Biography

Born in the village of

King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary invited him to his court, and it is said that the destruction on the journey of some inlay work he was taking to his royal patron made him decide to seek more durable material.[1]

Santa Croce
in Florence

His early attributed works include a shrine dedicated to San Savino for the cathedral of Faenza. Although he was more prolific in sculpting religious subjects, he also carved some portraits of important Florentines; for instance, in 1474, the bust of Pietro Mellini in the Bargello.[2]

In 1475, he worked with his brother Giuliano on the

chapel of Santa Fina.[1]

In 1480, he made the framework of the doorway of the

St. Francis of Assisi. Also in 1480, with his brother Giuliano, he built and made the sculptures for the little oratory of the Madonna dell'Olivo, outside Prato
. The adolescent St. John of the Bargello is ascribed to the year 1481.

In 1489 Benedetto designed the

Santa Maria Novella in Florence, and the portico of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Arezzo.[4]
He died in Florence at the age of 55.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Sturgis, Russell (1901). A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Volume I. Macmillan. p. 291.
  2. ^ Bust of Pietro Mellini
  3. JSTOR 862172
    .
  4. The Macmillan Company
    . p. 10.

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