Michelozzo di Bartolommeo

Born: 1396, Florence, Republic of Florence Died: 1472, Florence

Also known as Michelozzo Michelozzi. Italian architect and sculptor, considered one of the great pioneers of Renaissance architecture. A favored Medici architect extensively employed by Cosimo de' Medici. He was a pupil of Lorenzo Ghiberti and later collaborated with Donatello.