In and out of Florence; a new introduction to a well-known city . equally noble possibilities to be obtained bythe human spirit in less troubled spheres. Bernardo, as architect in the service of Pope Nich-olas V, and later of Pius II, necessarily exercisedmuch of his activity away from Florence. In par-ticular, he gave much time to the construction of anelaborate group of buildings erected by Pius II atFaenza, his native town. In Pistoja, Empoli, andArezzo, too, he has left considerable work, botharchitectural and sculptural. Antonio traveled muchin Italy, scattering his gifts from the north t
In and out of Florence; a new introduction to a well-known city . equally noble possibilities to be obtained bythe human spirit in less troubled spheres. Bernardo, as architect in the service of Pope Nich-olas V, and later of Pius II, necessarily exercisedmuch of his activity away from Florence. In par-ticular, he gave much time to the construction of anelaborate group of buildings erected by Pius II atFaenza, his native town. In Pistoja, Empoli, andArezzo, too, he has left considerable work, botharchitectural and sculptural. Antonio traveled muchin Italy, scattering his gifts from the north to theextreme south. They can be found in Prato, Fer-rara, Empoli, and Naples. Also, a generous measureof collected busts and reliefs exists in the museumsof London and Berlin. In Florence, Bernardo is represented by the Pa-lazzo Rucellai, which he built after plans originalwith Alberti; by the Bruini tomb in Santa Croce;by the monument of Beata Villana in Santa MariaNovella, and by a number of reliefs, busts, andstatuettes in the Bargello (nth and 12th rooms).. Photo. Aliiir Altar Mino da Fiesole: Sant Ambrogio The Hill-side Sculptors 193 Antonio has left to Florence the Cardinal of Portu-gals tomb, in San Miniato; a beautiful Madonnaand Child in mandorla (memorial to FrancescoNori) in the nave of Santa Croce; and several piecesin the Bargello, notably a fascinating relief tondo ofthe Madonna Adoring the Babe. The Rossellini used fewer shells, leaves, flowers,fruits, and fancy scrolls in their stone tracery than theothers. At the bottom of the Portuguese Cardinalstomb, the decorations of the front of the base includea skull, snakes, two unicorns, and two sitting figures;while in the Bruini tomb the base front contains sixputti and a medallion animal-head. The Portugaltomb is marred rather than helped by the imitationof drawn curtains, but its putti on the sarcophagusand its flying angels supporting the Madonna andChild medallion are pure delights. The most prolific of the group
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