- Benedetto Grazzini
Benedetto Grazzini, best known as Benedetto da Rovezzano (1474 - c. 1552) was an Italian architect and sculptor who worked mainly in
Florence .He was born in
Pistoia in 1474, and adopted the name Rovezzano from the quarter of Florence in which he lived.His most important works include:
*Pandolfini Chapel and cloister of theBadia Fiorentina .
*Remains of the monument of St. John Gualbert and a chimney, now inBargello Museum.
*Portal of the Church of Santi Apostoli.
*Marblecenotaph ofPier Soderini , church of the Carmine.
*Tabernacle of St. John the Evangelist,Santa Maria del Fiore .
*Three bas-reliefs in the church ofSan Salvi .Pope Leo X sent twelve terra cotta medallions by Rovezzano toCardinal Wolsey . The sculptor himself went to England in 1524. Wolsey commissioned a tomb for himself, but fell from royal favour before its completion, but KingHenry VIII of England ordered its completion. KingCharles I of England wished to be buried in it although it remained empty until Nelson was buried in it. [CathEncy|wstitle=Benedetto da Rovezzano]References
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