Francesco d'Angelo
Illustration — Picture of d'Angelo in Lives of the Artists Francesco d'Angelo (1446–1488), also known as Il Cecca, was a sculptor and engineer in Florence, Italy. 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 (later absorbed into the Uffizi Gallery).
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Francesco d'Angelo
- Born
- 1446 · Florence.
- Died
- 1488 · Firenzuola.
- Occupation
- engineer · sculptor
- Fields
- art of sculpture
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Illustration — Picture of d'Angelo in Lives of the Artists Francesco d'Angelo (1446–1488), also known as Il Cecca, was a sculptor and engineer in Florence, Italy. 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 (later absorbed into the Uffizi Gallery).
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- 1.Former Church of San Pier Scheraggio. www.uffizi.com.
- 2.Larson, Orville K. Vasari's Descriptions of Stage Machinery. Educational Theatre Journal. 9. 4. 287–299. December 1957. 10.2307/3203893.
- 3.Vasari, Giorgio. Vasari on Theatre. Southern Illinois University Press. 10–11. 1999. 9780809321612.
- 4.Vasari, Giorgio. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, Volume 2. Bell and Daldy. 178–186. 1871.
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