Pietro Lombardo

Sculptor and architect, born in Carona, N Italy. After working in Padua, and probably Florence, he settled in Venice c.1467, and became the head of the major sculpture workshop of the day. With the assistance of his sons, Tullio (c.1455–1532) and Antonio (c.1458–c.1516), he was responsible for both the architecture and sculptural decoration of Santa Maria dei Miracoli (1481–9), one of the finest Renaissance buildings in Venice. He also designed many monuments, including the tomb of Dante in Ravenna.

Pietro Lombardo (1435-1515), an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect; father of Tullio Lombardo (1460-1532) and Antonio Lombardo (1458-1516). In the late 1400s, Pietro Lombardo sculpted many Venetian tombs with the help of his sons.

Pietro Lombardo is mentioned in line 27 of Canto XLV by Ezra Pound as the first in a list of Italian renaissance artists who Pound admired.