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Antonio Mangiacavalli

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Died
  
16th century

Notable work
  
Tomb of Nicolò Orsini

Nationality
  
Italian

Antonio Mangiacavalli

Born
  
15th century
Como

Antonio Mangiacavalli (15th century - 16th century) was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance.

Biography

Born in Como, Antonio Mangiacavalli was active in Brescia between the 15th and 16th centuries.

Mangiacavalli is best known for his funerary monument of Nicolò Orsini, a condottiero, created in the 16th century. It is preserved in the Santa Giulia Museum in Brescia. His best documented work is the entry portal of the Duomo of Salò, executed between 1506 and 1508 in collaboration with Gasparo Cairano.

References

Antonio Mangiacavalli Wikipedia