Marco d'Agrate
Marco d'Agrate (c. 1504 – c. 1574) was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Lombardy.
Marco d'Agrate | |
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| Born | c. 1504 |
| Died | c. 1574 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Notable work | St Bartholomew Flayed |
He was born to a family of sculptors, and collaborated with his brother Gian Francesco in a monument to Sforzino Sforza found in Basilica of Santa Maria della Steccata in Parma. Also worked on the tomb of Giovanni del Conte in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Milan, and for the facade of the Certosa of Pavia.
Statue of St. Bartholomew, with his own skin, by Marco d'Agrate, 1562 (Duomo di Milano)
His best known work is the statue of St Bartholomew Flayed (1562) found in the transept of the Cathedral of Milan. He signed it with a line that states: I was not made by Praxiteles but by Marco d'Agrate (Non mi fece Prassitele, bensì Marco d'Agrate).
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- The information in this article is based on that in its Italian equivalent.
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