Statues for the Tomb of the Magnificent Medici

Statues for the Tomb of the Magnificent Medici

A Madonna and Child by Michelangelo decorates the sepulcher for Lorenzo the Magnificent (died 1492) and his brother Giuliano (killed during the Pazzi conspiracy in 1478). The intended more elaborate tombs were never created.

Vasari placed statues of the Medici patron saints on either side in 1554: on the left Saint Cosmas by Giovan Angelo da Montorsoli and on the right Saint Damian by Rafaello da Montelupo. Both sculptors were pupils of Michelangelo.

Medici Chapels in Florence, Italy

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