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. In July 1315, Tino departed Pisa for Siena, where he executed the funerary monument of Emperor Henry VII, leaving the funerary monument of Arrigo VII in Pisa unfinished. Subsequently, he executed similar works in Siena and

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, including the famous tomb of Bishop Orso at

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and the tomb of Gastone della Torre in the museum of Santa Croce. From 1323 he worked in Naples, under King

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. Again he executed several funerary monuments, including those of Catherine of Austria in

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and Queen Mary of Hungary in Santa Maria Donnaregina. Other works are to be found in the church of Badia Cava dei Tirreni. He died in Naples around 1337.

References

Bibliography

Enzo Carli, ''Tino Di Camaino: Scultore'' (Firenze: Felice Le Monnier, 1934) Carlos Sastre Vázquez, ''Contemplando una obra maestra de Tino di Camaino", Ruta Cicloturística del Románico Internacional, XXX (2012), pp. 65–6
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1280 births 1337 deaths People from Siena 14th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors {{Italy-sculptor-stub