- Lombardo (family)
Lombardo, the name of a family of Venetian sculptors and
architect s; their surname was apparently Solaro, and the name of Lombardo was given to the earliest known, Martino, who emigrated fromLombardy to Venice in the middle of the15th century and became celebrated as anarchitect.Martino Lombard had two sons, Moro and Pietro, of whom the latter (c.
1435 -1515 ) was one of the greatest sculptors and architects of his time, while his sons Antonio (d. 1516) and Tullio (d. 1559) were hardly less celebrated.Pietro
Pietro's work as an architect is seen in numerous churches, the
Vendramini-Calargi palace (1481), the "doge" 's palace (1498), the facade (1485) of the scuola ofSt. Mark's, Venice and the cathedral ofCividale dei Friuli (1502); but he is now more famous as a sculptor, often in collaboration with his sons; he executed the tomb of the "doge"Mocenigo (1478) in the church ofSan Giovanni e Paolo at Venice, and a "bas-relief " for the tomb ofDante atRavenna , and in 1483 began the beautiful decorations in the church ofSta Maria de' Miracoli at Venice, which is associated with his workshop.Antonio
Antonio's masterpiece is the marble relief of St. Anthony making a new-born child speak in defence of its mother's honour, in the Santo at
Padua (1505).Tullio
Tullio's best-known works are the four kneeling angels (1484) in the
Church of San Martino, Venice , a coronation of theVirgin Mary inSan Giovanni Crisostomo and two "bas-reliefs" in the Santo, Padua, besides two others formerly in the Spitzer collection, representing "Vulcan's Forge" andMinerva disputing with Neptune.ee also
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Santo Stefano di Venezia
*San Salvador di Venezia
*Basilica di San Zanipolo
*Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari References
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