Art -- Italy -- Venice; Venice (Italy) -- Description and travel; Venice (Italy) -- History
ducats, and for twelve years was the official architect of the Republic.
Among his works in Venice are the fine statues of St Anthony and three
other saints in S. Stefano. The altars of St James and St Paul in St
Mark’s are also attributed to him. He is probably best known as the
sculptor of the Dante Memorial at Ravenna. Antonio Lombardi, born before
1453, assisted his father at the Miracoli and on the tomb of Doge Pietro
Mocenigo at S. Zanipolo. He collaborated with Aless. Leopardi on the
bronze work in the Cappella Zen at St Mark’s. The statue of St Thomas
Aquinas in S. Zanipolo is attributed to him. Martino Lombardo, whose
relationship is unknown, was architect of the Scuola di San Marco after
1485, and was believed by Temanza to have built S. Zaccaria.[67] Moro
Lombardo, probably a son of Martino, assisted his father in the Scuola
di S. Marco. In 1524-7, Giulio Lombardo, probably son of Pietro, was
acting in an advisory capacity to Sante or Zante Lombardo, a son of
Pietro, born 1504, in the works at the Scuola di S. Rocco. The Church of
S. Giorgio dei Greci ascribed to Sansovino is now attributed to Sante
and one named Chiona.
[Illustration: PONTE DI RIALTO, FROM THE MARKET.]
Tullio Lombardi (1453-1537) was the son of Pietro, and the best sculptor
of the family. Beside his work in the interior of the Miracoli, he
executed the reliefs on the façade of the Scuola di S. Marco and the
monument to Giov. Mocenigo in S. Zanipolo. He also collaborated with
Leopardi on the Vendramin tomb in the same church. To the Lombardi
school we owe the beautiful Cappella Giustiniano at S. Francesco della
Vigna, and a fine relief in S. Giov. Grisostomo (Coronation of the
Virgin and the Twelve Apostles).
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