Benedetto Grazzini, best known as Benedetto da Rovezzano (1474 – c. 1552) was an

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architect and sculptor who worked mainly in

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. He was born in Pistoia in 1474, and adopted the name Rovezzano from the quarter of Florence in which he lived. His most important works include: *Pandolfini Chapel and cloister of the

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. *Remains of the monument of St. John Gualbert and a chimney, now in

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Museum. *Portal of the Church of Santi Apostoli. *Marble

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of Pier Soderini, church of the Carmine. *Tabernacle of St. John the Evangelist,

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. *Three bas-reliefs in the church of

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sent twelve terra cotta medallions by Rovezzano to Cardinal Wolsey. The sculptor himself went to England in 1524. Wolsey commissioned a tomb for himself, but fell from royal favour before its completion, but King

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ordered its completion. King

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wished to be buried in it although it remained empty until

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was buried in it. Four bronze angels designed by Rovezzano for Wolsey's tomb have come to light and will be acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum. V&A Museum has now required the 4 angels and are currently touring England. They are currently on display at Newark Museum in Leicester until October 2018.

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1474 births 1550s deaths People from Pistoia 16th-century Italian architects Architects from Tuscany Italian Renaissance architects 15th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors 16th-century Italian sculptors Sculptors from Tuscany {{Italy-sculptor-stub