Paolo Romano
Illustration — Paolo Romano • Illustration — Saint Paul by Paolo Romano (c. 1460), entrance of the Ponte Sant'Angelo, Rome. Paolo Romano, also known as Paolo Tuccone and as Paolo di Mariano di Tuccio Taccone, was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith.
Also recorded as Paolo di Mariano di Tuccio Taccone · Paolo da Gualdo · Paolo di Mariani di Tuccio Taccone da Sezze · Paolo di Mariano
Paolo Romano
Giorgio Vasari · https: Source book page · Public domain
- Born
- Paolo Romano was born in 1445. · Sezze.
- Died
- Paolo Romano died, sources differ on the date (in 1470 and in 1477). · Rome.
- Occupation
- sculptor · goldsmith
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Biography
Biography
He was active by 1451, and probably died by 1470. Giorgio Vasari in his Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects recounts that Paolo Romano was a modest man whose sculpture was far superior to that of his boastful contemporary Mino del Reame. The Vatican Museums and the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome are home to sculptures by Paolo Romano. His disciples include Giovanni Cristoforo Romano.
Documentary record
Paolo Romano appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a sculptor (died 1477). Paolo Romano died in 1477. The period of activity is recorded as 1451.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1445
Paolo Romano was born in 1445.
1470
Paolo Romano died on 1 January 1477.
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Sezze.
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authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 132991217, Paolo Romano.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500458657, Paolo Romano.
General reference · The Getty Research Institute
Institutional database
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2469612: Paolo Romano
Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
reference work
- “Paolo Romano”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Institutional database
Wikidata, structured authority record Q2469612: Paolo RomanoWikimedia Foundation
Institutional witnessauthority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 132991217, Paolo Romano.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Secondary witnessauthority file
Getty Union List of Artist Names 500458657, Paolo Romano.The Getty Research Institute
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Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Paolo di Mariano di Tuccio Taccone, Paolo da Gualdo, Paolo di Mariani di Tuccio Taccone da Sezze, Paolo di Mariano and Paolo Tuccone.
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