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	Michelozzo di Bartolomeo (b Florence, 1396; d Florence, 7 Oct 1472). Italian sculptor and architect. He was both an extremely talented sculptor and one of the pioneers of Renaissance architecture. He was extensively employed by the Medici family, especially Cosimo de’ Medici, becoming in effect his personal architect. His success can be attributed to an enthusiasm for innovation and a willingness to tailor his designs to his clients’ wishes. Characteristic of his work is the variety of styles, sometimes with medieval and Renaissance elements placed together in the same design.
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	Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Florence, §I, 4: History and urban development, c 1400–1530 Garden, §VIII, 3(i)(b): Italian early Renaissance: Villas and their gardens Ghiberti: (1) Lorenzo Ghiberti, §II: Working methods and technique Manetti, Antonio di Ciaccheri Rome, §III, 3: Art life and organization, 1420–1502 architecture Angelico, Fra, §I, 4: c 1446–55 Brunelleschi, Filippo, §I, 1(ix): Lantern and exedrae of Florence Cathedral Florence, §IV, 1(i)(a): Cathedral architecture Medici, de’: (4) Giovanni de’ Medici architectural decorations Medici, de’: (3) Piero de’ Medici bastions Dubrovnik churches Alberti, Leon Battista, §I: Life and commissions Church, §I, 2(iv)(a): Centrally planned: Renaissance and after: Roman Catholic Florence, §IV, 3: SS Annunziata Sangallo, da: (1) Giuliano da Sangallo, §1(i): Early career, before c 1485 courtyards Bank, §1: Patronage Courtyard Town hall, §2: Guildhalls and town halls, 12th–18th centuries forts Croatia, §II: Architecture libraries Italy, §II, 3(i)(c): Early Renaissance architecture, c 1400–c 1500: Marches & the Veneto Nuti, Matteo Venice, §IV, 2(i): S Giorgio Maggiore: Architecture orders (architecture) Orders, archit., §I, 2(iii)(a): Renaissance and after: Re-creation of Roman orders palazzi Bank, §2(i): Architecture and decoration, before c 1850 Brunelleschi, Filippo, §I, 2: Lost works, projects and attributions Italy, §II, 3(i)(a): Early Renaissance architecture, c 1400–c 1500: Tuscany Maiano, da: (1) Giuliano da Maiano, §1(ii): Architecture Palace, §II, 2: Renaissance Palazzo, §2: Renaissance and after Tornabuoni: (1) Giovanni Tornabuoni porticos Caccini, Giovanni Battista, §2: Architecture staircases Staircase, §I, 2: Medieval villas Scott, Geoffrey Villa, §II, 1: Renaissance and Baroque, c 1400–c 1700: History and development assistants Andrea da Firenze (ii) Pagno di Lapo Statuette, §II, 1(i)(a): 15th century: Central Italy attributions Brunelleschi, Filippo, §I, 1(iv): S Lorenzo Florence, §IV, 7: S Miniato al Monte Tito, Santi di, §2: Architecture collaboration Donatello, §I, 2(i): Florence, Pisa and Rome, 1409–42: Statuary and portraiture Donatello, §I, 2(ii): Florence, Pisa and Rome, 1409–42: Narrative reliefs Donatello, §II: Working methods and technique Door, §II, 2: Western world, c 1400–c 1550 Florence, §II, 1(ii): Art life and organization, c 1400–c 1530 Florence, §IV, 1(i)(e): Cathedral furnishings Giovanni di Bertino Maso di Bartolommeo Naples, §II, 1: Art life and organization, before 1442 Prato Robbia, della: (1) Luca della Robbia Sarcophagus, §III, 3: Renaissance and after patrons and collectors Medici, de’: (2) Cosimo de’ Medici Cosimo, Lord of Florence (reg 1434-64) Florence, §IV, 4: Santa Croce Library, §II, 1(i)(a): Later development: Medieval Europe Medici (family) Dominican Order, §III: Patronage Florence, §IV, 5: S Lorenzo Italy, §II, 3(i)(b): Early Renaissance architecture, c 1400–c 1500: Lombardy Piero de' Medici, Lord of Florence (reg 1464-69) Servites, §2: Iconography and patronage pupils Rossellino: (1) Bernardo Rossellino, §1(i): Life and sculpted works sculpture Italy, §IV, 3(i)(a): Early Renaissance sculpture, c 1400–c 1480: Florence Italy, §IV, 3(i)(a): Early Renaissance sculpture, c 1400–c 1480: Florence Italy, §IX, 1: Gold and silver Medici, de’: (1) Giovanni di Averardo de’ Medici altars Buggiano

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