Giovanni Antonio Amadeo

Giovanni Antonio Amadeo

Giovanni Antonio Amadeo (c. 1447 – August 27 or 28, 1522) was an Italian early Renaissance sculptor [ [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01375c.htm Catholic Encyclopedia article] ] .

He was born in Pavia. He decorated the funerary chapel of the condottiero Bartolomeo Colleoni in Bergamo, built shortly after 1470. He was also active for some years in the Certosa di Pavia during 1473-1476. He was then active in the decoration of the Milan Cathedral. He is said to have collaborated with Donato Bramante on the facade of Santa Maria presso San Satiro in Milan.

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*cite book | first= Stefano| last= Ticozzi| year=1830| title= "Dizionario degli architetti, scultori, pittori, intagliatori in rame ed in pietra, coniatori di medaglie, musaicisti, niellatori, intarsiatori d’ogni etá e d’ogni nazione"' (Volume 1)| editor = | pages= page 46 | publisher=Gaetano Schiepatti; Digitized by Googlebooks, Jan 24, 2007 | id= | url= http://books.google.com/books?id=0ownAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA5&dq=Stefano+Ticozzi+Dizionario | authorlink=


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