AMMANATI, BARTOLOMEO (1511-1592), Florentine architect and
sculptor. He studied under Bandinelli and Jacopo Sansovino,
and closely imitated the style of Michelangelo. He was more
distinguished in architecture than in sculpture. He designed many
buildings in Rome, Lucca and Florence, an addition to the Pitti
Palace in the last-named city being one of his most celebrated
works. He was also employed in 1569 to build the beautiful
bridge over the Arno, known as Ponte della Trinita--one of
his celebrated works. The three arches are elliptic, and
though very light and elegant, have resisted the fury of the
river, which has swept away several other bridges at different
times. Another of his most important works was the fountain
for the Piazza della Signoria. In 1550 Ammanati married
Laura Battiferri, an elegant poet and an accomplished woman.
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