Alfonso Lombardi

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Detail of Nicodemus from ‘Lamentation of Christ’, ca. 1522-1526, St Peter Cathedral, Bologna, Italy
Detail of Nicodemus from ‘Lamentation of Christ’, ca. 1522-1526, St Peter Cathedral, Bologna, Italy

Alfonso Lombardi (ca. 1497-1537), also known as Lombardi da Lucca, Alfonso da Ferrara and as Alfonso Lombardo, was an Italian sculptor and medalist who was born in Ferrara, Italy in 1497. His early work consists of portrait medals carved in stucco or wax and then cast in metal. Cardinal Ippolito de’Medici (1511-1535) became his patron. Alfonso prepared models for Pope Clement VII’s sepulchral monument, but this project was never completed due to the death of Cardinal Ippolito de’Medici. Alfonso Lombardi died in Bologna, Italy in 1537.

[edit] References

  • Bessone-Aurelj, A.M., Dizionario degli scultori ed architetti italiani, Genova, Società anonima editrice, D. Alighieri, 1947.
  • Vasari, Giorgio, Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori, many editions and translations.
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