St Paul Paolo Romano Ponte Sant Angelo Rome

Paolo Romano, also known as Paolo Tuccone and as Paolo di Mariano di Tuccio Taccone 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 ...

and goldsmith. He was active by 1451, and probably died by 1470.Getty ULAN

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in his '' Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects'' recounts that Paolo Romano was a modest man whose sculpture was far superior to that of his boastful contemporary

Mino del Reame Mino del Reame, also known as Mino dal Reame, was a 15th-century Neapolitan Italian Renaissance sculptor from Naples. History He was active in Rome from about 1460 to 1480. Giorgio Vasari in his '' Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors ...

. The

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and the church of

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in Rome are home to sculptures by Paolo Romano. His disciples include Giovanni Cristoforo Romano.

References

* Bessone-Aurelj, A.M., ''Dizionario degli scultori ed architetti italiani'', Genova, Società anonima editrice D. Alighieri, 1947. * ''Encyclopedia of World Art'', New York, McGraw-Hill, 1959–1987. * Seymour, Charles, ''Sculpture in Italy, 1400-1500'', Baltimore, Maryland, Penguin, 1968. * Thieme, Ulrich and Felix Becker, editors, ''Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart'', Reprint of 1907 edition, Leipzig, Veb E.A. Seemann Verlag, 1980–1986. * Vasari, Giorgio, ''Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori'', many editions and translations.

External links

Paolo Romano in ArtCyclopedia

in the

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