Agostino di Duccio
Britishnoun
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Michelangelo was a native of the quarrying world, fluent in its ways, but the sculptor who chose the block, Agostino di Duccio, was largely ignorant of them.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2016
It was not only Agostino di Duccio who was overmatched — the quarriers were, too.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2016
Florentine sculpture seemed about to languish away from an excess of grace in the delicate and meticulous art of Rossellino, Disiderio, Mino da Fiesole, Agostino di Duccio, Benedetto da Maiano and Andrea Sansovino.
From Michelangelo by Rolland, Romain
There are also florescent details in the halos, drapery, and so forth, which are closer to Agostino di Duccio than to Donatello.
From Donatello, by Lord Balcarres by Crawford, David Lindsay, Earl of
A gigantic block of marble had been delivered in 1464 to Agostino di Duccio by the Board of Works of S. Maria del Fiore to be used for the statue of a prophet.
From Michelangelo by Rolland, Romain
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