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Arnolfo di Cambio
13th century Italian architect and sculptor
Arnolfo di Cambio | |
|---|---|
| Born | Arnolfo di Lapo / Colle di Val d'Elsa |
| Died | ()8 March / Florence |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation(s) | Architect and sculptor |
Arnolfo di Cambio[1] (c.&#; – /[2]) was an Italian architect and sculptor of the Duecento, who began as a lead assistant to Nicola Pisano.
He is documented as being capomaestro or Head of Works for Florence Cathedral in ,[3] and designed the sixth city wall around Florence (–).
By the end of his career he evidently had one or more workshops of some size, producing work with considerable stylistic variation, and distinguishing his personal hand can be difficult.[4]
Biography
Arnolfo's biography is complicated by lingering uncertainties as to whether "Arnolfo di Cambio", born in Colle Val d'Elsa, Tuscany, and later Master of Works for Florence Cathedral, is the same person as "Arnolfus" who signed