Cristoforo Solari
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Cristoforo Solari also known as il Gobbo (the hunchbacked), was an Italian
Italy
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sculptor
Sculpture
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and architect
Architect
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. He was the brother of the painter Andrea Solari
Andrea Solari
Andrea Solari was an Italian Renaissance painter. He was initially named Andre del Gobbo, but more confusingly as Andrea del Bartolo...
.
Among his work, one of the most famous is the tomb
Tomb
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of the dukes
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Ludovico il Moro and Beatrice d'Este
Beatrice d'Este
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for the Certosa di Pavia
Certosa di Pavia
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, carved between 1497 and 1499.
For a while people thought he had sculpted the Pietà, causing Michelangelo to break into the church and chisel his name on it.