Nicolao Civitali

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Nicolao Civitali (1482 - after 1560) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect, active in his native Lucca. He was the son of the sculptor Matteo. His son, Vincenzo Civitali, was also a local engineer and architect. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Encyclopedia Treccani Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 26 (1982), entry by Stella Rudolph.
  2. Ticozzi, Stefano (1830). 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). Milan: Gaetano Schiepatti. p. 334.