Andrea Ferrucci facts for kids

Andrea Ferrucci

A sculpture of Marsilio Ficino by Andrea Ferrucci, found in the Duomo of Florence.

Andrea Ferrucci's sculpture of Julius Caesar at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Andrea Ferrucci (1465–1526) was a talented Italian sculptor. He was also known as Andrea di Piero Ferruzzi or Andrea da Fiesole. He was born in 1465 in a town called Fiesole, in Tuscany, Italy.

Andrea Ferrucci learned his sculpting skills from another artist, Francesco di Simone Ferrucci, who was a relative of his. He also studied with Michele Maini, who was also from Fiesole.

Andrea Ferrucci: A Master Sculptor

Andrea Ferrucci created many important artworks during his lifetime. He worked on big projects for powerful people and famous buildings.

Working for Kings and Cathedrals

In 1487, Andrea Ferrucci worked for King Ferdinand I of Naples. He even married the daughter of the King's architect and military engineer, Antonio di Giorgio Marchesi.

From 1512 to 1518, Andrea was in charge of the work at the famous Duomo of Florence. This is a very large and important cathedral. For the Duomo, he sculpted a statue of Saint Andrew.

In 1519, he designed a beautiful marble altar for a chapel in Esztergom, Hungary. This chapel was built for Archbishop Tamás Bakócz. It is one of the oldest and most important Renaissance buildings still standing in Hungary.

Famous Sculptures and Artworks

One of Andrea Ferrucci's well-known works is a half-length sculpture of Marsilio Ficino. This sculpture can be seen in the Duomo of Florence.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, a sculpture made for an architectural space, around 1515. It is now at the Walters Art Museum.

The baptismal font at Pistoia Cathedral, featuring Ferrucci's bas-reliefs.

He also created amazing bas-reliefs (sculptures that stick out from a flat surface) around the baptismal font at the Duomo of Pistoia. These marble reliefs show scenes from the life of St. John the Baptist.

Other works by Ferrucci include:

• A marble reredos (a screen or decoration behind an altar) in Fiesole Cathedral.
• A sculpture called Holy Family at the Bargello museum in Florence.
• Tombs for two people named Saliceti in Bologna.
• Decorations in a church called San Martino, Naples in Naples.
• He started the Strozzi tomb in Santa Maria Novella, Florence, which was later finished by other artists.

His Students and Legacy

Andrea Ferrucci also taught other sculptors. Two of his students were Silvio Cosini and Giovanni Mangone. He passed away in Florence in 1526.

See also

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