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Rossellino, family
of Florentine sculptors and architects. The following two members were
outstanding.
Bernardo
Rossellino (1409-64), born probably in Florence. He worked chiefly as
an architect and was responsible for restorations of the Church of San
Francesco in Assisi and many churches and palaces in Rome, Siena, Florence,
and other cities. His most famous work is the tomb (begun 1444) of the
Florentine historian Leonardo Bruni in the Church of Santa Croce in Florence.
Antonio Rossellino
(1427-79), brother and pupil of Bernardo. He created many statues, monuments,
and fountains in Florence. Antonio's best-known work is the tomb (1461-66)
of a Portuguese cardinal in the Church of San Miniato al Monte, Florence.
His three panels (1473), carved in high relief, for the bishop's throne
of Prato Cathedral are much admired, as is his statue Young Saint John
the Baptist (circa 1470) in the National Gallery, Washington, D.C.
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