Francesco d’Angelo

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Picture of d'Angelo in Lives of the Artists
Picture of d'Angelo in Lives of the Artists

Francesco d’Angelo (1446-1488), also known as Il Cecca was an Italian (Florentine) sculptor and engineer. He is best known for his sculptures―often mechanical―carried in religious processions, theatrical machinery, and military devices. He was killed in battle in 1488 while accompanying the Florentine army and was buried in Florence at the Church of San Pier Scheraggio.

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  • Larson, Orville K., Vasari's Descriptions of Stage Machinery, Educational Theatre Journal, Vol. 9, No. 4 (Dec., 1957), 287-299.
  • Vasari, Giorgio, Vasari on Theatre, Southern Illinois University Press, 1999.
  • Vasari, Giorgio and Jonathan Foster, Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, London, George Bell, 1871, 113 (footnotes).
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