Pollaiuolo Antonio

Pollaiuolo, Antonio (1426 ?-96), Florentine painter and sculptor, was the first to dissect the human body for artistic purposes. He was an admirable modeller, and about 1452 was working as a goldsmith in his native city of Florence. He is best known as a painter, one of his best works being in the National Gallery. His brother Piero was also a painter of some note.