Antonio Mangiacavalli (15th century - 16th century) was an
Italian
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sculptor of the
Renaissance
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Biography
Born in
Como
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Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps h ...
, Antonio Mangiacavalli was active in
Brescia
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between the 15th and 16th centuries.
Mangiacavalli is best known for his funerary monument of
Nicolò Orsini, a
condottiero, created in the 16th century.
It is preserved in the
Santa Giulia Museum in Brescia. His best documented work is the entry portal of the
Duomo of Salò, executed between 1506 and 1508 in collaboration with
Gasparo Cairano.
References
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Renaissance sculptors
15th-century Italian sculptors
Italian male sculptors
16th-century Italian sculptors