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Bartolommeo Bandinelli
1493Oct, 17

Bartolommeo Bandinelli

Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560)
Bartolommeo (or Baccio) Bandinelli, actually Bartolommeo Brandini (12 November 1493 – shortly before 7 February 1560), was a Renaissance Italian sculptor, draughtsman, and painter.

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