Cristoforo Mantegazza (c. 1430 – 1482) was an

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sculptor who was active from 1464. He was born in

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. Among his other works, he collaborated with his brother Antonio on the façade of the Certosa of Pavia (relief with the ''Expulsion from the Garden of Eden''), one of the masterworks of northern Italy's

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. For a certain period he also directed the construction of that building.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mantegazza, Cristoforo 1430s births 1482 deaths Artists from Pavia 15th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors