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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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