Benedetto Buglioni (1459/1460–1521) was an

Italian Renaissance sculptor Italian Renaissance sculpture was an important part of the art of the Italian Renaissance, in the early stages arguably representing the leading edge. The example of Ancient Roman sculpture hung very heavily over it, both in terms of style and t ...

. Buglioni was born in Florence, son of another sculptor Giovanni di Bernardo. In the early 1480s Buglioni and his brother opened their own studio, and jointly worked on a number of commissions for various churches in the area. This includes works for the Church of Ognissanti, the church of San Pietro in

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, and the Church of Santa Lucia a Settimello in

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. Buglioni specialized in glazed terracotta works. Some of his other works reside at the

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. Buglioni died in Florence in 1521.

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European sculpture and metalwork
a collection catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Buglioni (see index) 1459 births 1521 deaths Sculptors from Florence 15th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors 16th-century Italian sculptors Italian Renaissance sculptors {{Italy-sculptor-stub

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