Cristoforo Mantegazza (c. 1430 – 1482) was an

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sculptor who was active from 1464. He was born in

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. Among his other works, he collaborated with his brother Antonio on the façade of the

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(relief with the ''Expulsion from the Garden of Eden''), one of the masterworks of northern Italy's

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. For a certain period he also directed the construction of that building.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mantegazza, Cristoforo 1430s births 1482 deaths Artists from Pavia 15th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors