Arnolfo di Cambio

Arnolfo di Cambio (c. 1245-c. 1302), Italian late Gothic architect and sculptor, born near Siena. Following his apprenticeship to the sculptor Nicola Pisano, Arnolfo worked in Rome, Orvieto, and other cities, carving many tombs, altar canopies, and fountains. About 1294 he began work on Florence Cathedral; construction continued for over a century after his death. Arnolfo's sculptures for the cathedral façade, now dispersed to several museums, harmonize ancient Roman forms and late Gothic motifs in a style heralding the Renaissance.