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132: 109: 20: 82:, and appears to have taken up the art of sculpture at the age of 40 years, after years of practicing as a "barber" (surgeon). While considered to be the most important marble sculptor outside Florence during the second half of the fifteenth century, historical evidence pointed to Civitali's activity as a painter as well. However, no painting could firmly be identified to him until the discovery of an original contract by Roberto Ciardi in 1997 for a triptych for the Church of 83: 105:. The Duomo contains also a virtual anthology of Matteo's sculpture, since he worked at the San Romano Altar, and also sculpted the statue of St Sebastian in the back of the Holy Face Shrine, and two monumental graves in the right transept. 120:
The relief of Faith (now in the National Museum of Florence, Italy) was originally the first segment part of Hope and Love, a triple relief. This marble figure of Faith was acquired by the
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influenced his mature style. He is known to have sculpted statues of Adam, Eve, Abraham, Saints Zacchariah and Elizabeth, and others for the chapel of San Giovanni Battista in
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attributed to Matteo Civitali and Baldassarre di Biagio is in the collection of the Museum & Gallery, Inc. in Greenville, SC.
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in 1830 from the prior of a church at Paterno near Florence. This piece of work existed in the church of
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Delle vite de' pittori, scultori, ed architetti genovesi; Tomo secundo scritto da Carlo Giuseppe Ratti
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Virgin and Child with Saints Michael Archangel, John the Baptist, Biagio and Peter
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Statue of Civitali (by Arnaldo Fazzi) in the portico of Palazzo Pretoriale, Lucca.
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The only known painting attributed to Matteo, a triptych of the
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Soprani, Raffaello (1769). Carlo Giuseppe Ratti (ed.).
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Matteo Civitali, Bildhauer der Fruhrenaissance in Lucca
171: 139:Matteo Civitali died on 12 October 1501. His son 249: 38:. He was a leading artistic personality of the 146: 34:and architect, painter and engineer from 130: 107: 18: 227: 196:Exhibition, Villa Guinigi, Lucca, 2004. 250: 234:. Genoa: Stamperia Casamara. pp.  143:as a sculptor and architect in Lucca. 93:Civitali's freestanding chapel, the 86:,which was formerly ascribed to the 70:. He is mentioned with the name of 13: 14: 314: 243: 101:, stands in the left nave of the 202:The Virgin and Child with Saints 97:, built in 1484 to enshrine the 288:15th-century Italian architects 216:) Münster: Rhema-Verlag, 1995. 103:Cathedral of San Martino, Lucca 293:15th-century Italian sculptors 258:Italian Renaissance architects 194:"Matteo Civitali and his time" 158: 1: 263:Italian Renaissance sculptors 151: 49: 32:Italian Renaissance sculptor 16:Italian sculptor (1436–1501) 7: 135:Saint Sebastian by Civitali 10: 319: 224:. Comprehensive monograph. 187: 126:San Michele in Foro, Lucca 180:R. Soprani and CG. Ratti. 84:San Michele di Antraccoli 298:Italian male sculptors 147:References and sources 136: 117: 24: 278:Architects from Lucca 134: 111: 22: 80:Jacopo della Quercia 78:in his biography of 30:(1436–1501) was an 303:Catholic sculptors 283:Artists from Lucca 137: 118: 99:Holy Face of Lucca 88:Master of Benabbio 60:Antonio Rossellino 54:He was trained in 25: 222:978-3-930454-00-6 40:Early Renaissance 310: 239: 208:Harms, Martina, 181: 178: 169: 162: 141:Nicolao Civitali 318: 317: 313: 312: 311: 309: 308: 307: 248: 247: 246: 190: 185: 184: 179: 172: 163: 159: 154: 149: 72:Matteo Civitali 68:Genoa Cathedral 64:Mino da Fiesole 52: 28:Matteo Civitali 17: 12: 11: 5: 316: 306: 305: 300: 295: 290: 285: 280: 275: 270: 265: 260: 245: 244:External links 242: 241: 240: 225: 206: 197: 189: 186: 183: 182: 170: 156: 155: 153: 150: 148: 145: 122:Uffizi Gallery 51: 48: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 315: 304: 301: 299: 296: 294: 291: 289: 286: 284: 281: 279: 276: 274: 271: 269: 266: 264: 261: 259: 256: 255: 253: 237: 233: 232: 226: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 204: 203: 198: 195: 192: 191: 177: 175: 167: 161: 157: 144: 142: 133: 129: 127: 123: 115: 110: 106: 104: 100: 96: 91: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 47: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 21: 230: 213: 209: 200: 199:Triptych of 165: 160: 138: 119: 113: 94: 92: 71: 53: 27: 26: 273:1502 deaths 268:1436 births 112:Civitali's 95:"tempietto" 252:Categories 152:References 114:Tempietto 50:Biography 58:, where 56:Florence 188:Sources 116:, Lucca 220:  76:Vasari 238:–374. 44:Lucca 36:Lucca 218:ISBN 62:and 236:373 74:by 42:in 254:: 173:^ 128:. 214:1

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Italian Renaissance sculptor
Lucca
Early Renaissance
Lucca
Florence
Antonio Rossellino
Mino da Fiesole
Genoa Cathedral
Vasari
Jacopo della Quercia
San Michele di Antraccoli
Master of Benabbio
Holy Face of Lucca
Cathedral of San Martino, Lucca

Uffizi Gallery
San Michele in Foro, Lucca

Nicolao Civitali


"Matteo Civitali and his time"
The Virgin and Child with Saints
ISBN
978-3-930454-00-6
Delle vite de' pittori, scultori, ed architetti genovesi; Tomo secundo scritto da Carlo Giuseppe Ratti
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Italian Renaissance architects

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