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Arnolfo di Cambio (c. 1240 – 1300/1310) was an Italian architect and sculptor of the Duecento, who began as a lead assistant to Nicola Pisano. He is documented as being capomaestro or Head of Works for Florence Cathedral in 1300, and designed the sixth city wall around Florence (1284–1333).
Arnolfo di Cambio was an Italian sculptor and architect whose works embody the transition between the late Gothic and Renaissance architectural sensibilities. Arnolfo studied painting under Cimabue and sculpture under Nicola Pisano.
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Arnolfo di Cambio, noto anche come Arnolfo di Lapo, è stato uno scultore, architetto e urbanista italiano attivo in particolare a Roma e a Firenze alla fine del Duecento e ai primi del secolo successivo.
The facade is a 19th-century neo-Gothic masterpiece, designed by De Fabris and adorned by the greatest Tuscan artists. It replaced a previous decorated wall from the late 1600s, which followed on the demolition of the still earlier and unfinished medieval façade begun by Arnolfo di Cambio.
May 18, 2018 · Arnolfo di Cambio (1245-1302) was a Florentine sculptor and architect who worked in Rome and Florence. He designed the Cathedral, the Palazzo Vecchio, and several monuments and ciboria in the 13th century.
The decoration of the exterior of the cathedral, begun in the 14th century, was left unfinished after the initial works done by Arnolfo di Cambio, which led Lorenzo de' Medici to initiate a design competition for the façade between 1490 and 1491.
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Marble statues depicting Pope Boniface VIII and two Prophets. The statues were sculpted by Arnolfo di Cambio and his assistants for the facade of the cathedral in late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. These statues were again part of the lavish design of the original facade of the Cathedral.
