Baccio D'Agnolo (19 May 14626 March 1543), born Bartolomeo Baglioni, was an Italian woodcarver, sculptor, and architect from Florence. Biography "Baccio" is an abbreviation of Bartolomeo, and "d'Agnolo" refers to Angelo, his father's name. He started as a wood-carver, and between 1491 and 1502 did much of the decorative carving in the church of Santa Maria Novella and the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. Having made his reputation as a sculptor he appears to have turned his attention to architecture, and to have studied at Rome, though the precise date is uncertain; but at the beginning of the sixteenth century he was engaged with the architect Simone del Pollaiolo in restoring the Palazzo Vecchio, and in 1506 he was commissioned to complete the drum of the cupola of the church of Santa Maria del Fiore. The latter work, however, was interrupted on account of adverse criticisms from Michelangelo, and it remained unexec
Baccio D'Agnolo (19 de mayo de 14626 marzo de 1543), nacido Bartolomeo Baglioni, fue un carpintero italiano, escultor y arquitecto de Florencia. Biografía "Baccio" es una abreviatura de Bartolomeo, y "d'Agnolo" se refiere a Angelo, el nombre de su padre. Empezó como un carpintero de madera, y entre 1491 y 1502 hizo gran parte de la escultura decorativa en la iglesia de Santa Maria Novella y el Palazzo Vecchio en Florencia. Después de haber hecho su reputación como un escultor parece haber llamado su atención a la arquitectura, y haber estudiado en Roma, aunque la fecha exacta es incerta; pero a principios del siglo XVI se involucró con el arquitecto Simone del Pollaiolo en la restauración del Palazzo Vecchio, y en 1506 fue encargado de completar el tambor de la cúpula de la iglesia de Santa Maria del Fiore.