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Nanni Di Bartolo
The Redheaded Master of the Early Renaissance In the vibrant, competitive atmosphere of the early 15th-century Italian Renaissance, few figures possess a legacy as intriguing yet enigmatic as Nanni di Bartolo. Known to art historians by the evocative moniker "il Rosso"—a tribute to his distinctive auberm hair—this Florentine sculptor navigated the shifting tides of artistic innovation with remarkable grace. While his precise birthdate
remains shrouded in the mists of history, scholarly consensus places his emergence around 1419. He was a man of profound connections, born as the son of a Friar Bartolo, and his early years were shaped by the rigorous traditions of sculpture that were then transforming the landscape of Tuscany. The artistry of Nanni di Bartolo cannot be understood without acknowledging the shadow of the great Donatello. As a younger contemporary of th…
