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Michelozzo

1396 - 1472

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Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi (Italian: [mikeˈlɔttso di bartoloˈmɛːo mikeˈlɔttsi]; c. 1396 – 7 October 1472), known mononymously as Michelozzo, was an Italian architect and sculptor. Considered one of the great pioneers of architecture during the Renaissance, Michelozzo was a favored Medici architect who was extensively employed by Cosimo de' Medici. He was a pupil of Lorenzo Ghiberti in his early years, and later collaborated with Donatello. Known primarily for designing Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, he is often overshadowed by his contemporaries Donatello in sculpture and Brunelleschi in architecture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michelozzo is the 68th most popular architect (down from 44th in 2019), the 941st most popular biography from Italy (down from 661st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Italian Architect.

Michelozzo was a Renaissance architect who is most famous for his design of the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence.

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Among architects, Michelozzo ranks 68 out of 518. Before him are Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Sostratus of Cnidus, Capability Brown, Ferdinand Cheval, Peter Zumthor, and Bruno Taut. After him are Josef Hoffmann, François Mansart, Mario Botta, Ustad Ahmad Lahori, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, and Guarino Guarini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1396, Michelozzo ranks 4. Before him are Philip the Good, Alfonso V of Aragon, and Jacopo Bellini. After him are Theodore II Palaiologos, Bonne of Artois, Jeong In-ji, and William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk. Among people deceased in 1472, Michelozzo ranks 3. Before him are Leon Battista Alberti, and Basilios Bessarion. After him are Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy, Gaston IV, Count of Foix, Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry, Nezahualcoyotl, Janus Pannonius, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, George of Trebizond, and John Vitéz.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Michelozzo ranks 941 out of 5,161. Before him are Dionysius II of Syracuse (-397), Matteo Zuppi (1955), Gianna Nannini (1954), Salvator Rosa (1615), Theognis of Megara (-570), and Errico Malatesta (1853). After him are Juliana of Nicomedia (285), Sandro Mazzola (1942), Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (-84), Francesco Primaticcio (1504), Maximilian Sforza (1493), and Clementia of Hungary (1293).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Italy

Among architects born in Italy, Michelozzo ranks 11. Before him are Leon Battista Alberti (1404), Renzo Piano (1937), Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507), Giacomo della Porta (1533), Arnolfo di Cambio (1240), and Aldo Rossi (1931). After him are Guarino Guarini (1624), Sebastiano Serlio (1475), Vincenzo Scamozzi (1548), Giuliano da Sangallo (1445), Richard Rogers (1933), and Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668).

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