Rossellino

Rossellino, family of Florentine sculptors and architects. The following two members were outstanding.

(1409-64), born probably in Florence. He worked chiefly as an architect and was responsible for restorations of the Church of San Francesco in Assisi and many churches and palaces in Rome, Siena, Florence, and other cities. His most famous work is the tomb (begun 1444) of the Florentine historian Leonardo Bruni in the Church of Santa Croce in Florence.

(1427-79), brother and pupil of Bernardo. He created many statues, monuments, and fountains in Florence. Antonio's best-known work is the tomb (1461-66) of a Portuguese cardinal in the Church of San Miniato al Monte, Florence. His three panels (1473), carved in high relief, for the bishop's throne of Prato Cathedral are much admired, as is his statue Young Saint John the Baptist (circa 1470) in the National Gallery, Washington, D.C.