biography
| name: |
Rossellino, Bernardo
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pronunciation:
[roseleenoh]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1409–64)
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| biography:
| Architect and sculptor, born in Florence, NC Italy, the brother and teacher of Antonio Rossellino. As an architect he worked under Leon Battista Alberti, executing his designs for the Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. His most complete architectural work is the palace and cathedral of Pienza. His sculptural masterpiece is the tomb of Chancellor Leonardo Bruni (1450) in S Croce, Florence, which in its austere Classical style is the epitome of Italian Renaissance art. |
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