Baccio Bandinelli Self-researched
Born: November 12, 1493, Florence Died: February 7, 1560, Florence Source: self-research
Italian Renaissance sculptor, draughtsman, and painter. He was a rival of Michelangelo and worked extensively for the Medici. His most famous work is the Hercules and Cacus in the Piazza della Signoria, though it was criticized by contemporaries for not matching the excellence of Michelangelo's David nearby.
Artworks
Hercules and Cacus Self-researched
A monumental marble sculpture standing to the right of the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio in the Piazza della Signoria. It depicts the mythological hero Hercules subduing the fire-breathing giant Cacus. Commissioned as a pendant to Michelangelo's David.
