Tullio Lombardo (c. 1455 – November 17, 1532), also known as Tullio Solari, was an

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. He was the brother of Antonio Lombardo and son of

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. The Lombardo family worked together to sculpt famous

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churches and

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s. The church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo contains the Monument to Doge Pietro Mocenigo, executed with his father and brother, and the Monument to Doge

Andrea Vendramin Tomb of Andrea Vendramin in Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice Andrea Vendramin (1393 – May 5, 1478, both Venice) served as Doge of Venice, 1476–78, at the height of Venetian power, the only member of the Vendramin family to do so. His mother, ...

,Scholars Resource several excellent photographs
See also Pope-Hennessy and other standard works. an evocation of a Roman triumphal arch encrusted with decorative figures. Tullio also likely completed the funereal monument to Marco Cornaro in the Church of Santi Apostoli and the frieze in the Cornaro Chapel of the Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. He also participated in the work to decorate Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice. Tullio lombardo, bacco e arianna.jpg, '' Young Couple'' Tullio lombardo, giovane guerriero, inizio del cinquecento.JPG, Young Warrior Tullio lombardo, busto di cristo, 1520, donazione eredi de carlo al bargello 01.JPG, Bust of

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Adam by tullio lombardo.jpg, '' Adam''

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Sculpture in the Metropolitan MAMetropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition, "Tullio Lombardo's Adam: A Masterpiece Restored"
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lombardo, Tullio Italian Renaissance sculptors 1460 births 1532 deaths Republic of Venice artists 15th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors 16th-century Italian sculptors