Michelozzo

Michelozzo
Fra Angelico's "Deposition"
Born	Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi c. 1396 Florence, Republic of Florence
Died	7 October 1472 Florence, Republic of Florence
Resting place	Monastery of San Marco
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Sculpture, Architecture
Movement	Early Renaissance
Spouse	Francesca di Ambrogio Galigari (7 children)

Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi (1396 – 7 October 1472) was an Italian architect and sculptor. Considered one of the great pioneers of architecture during the Renaissance, Michelozzo was a favored Medici architect who was extensively employed by Cosimo de' Medici. He was a pupil of Lorenzo Ghiberti in his early years, and later collaborated with Donatello.

Known primarily for designing Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, he is often overshadowed by his contemporaries Donatello in sculpture and Brunelleschi in architecture.