Pietro Torrigiano: A Florentine Sculptor in England Born: Florence, Italy (1472) Died: 1528 Early Life and Training Pietro Torrigiano was born in Florence in 1472. He emerged as a significant sculptor within the Florentine school of the Renaissance, known for introducing Italian artistic styles to England. His early training took place under the patronage of Lorenzo de' Medici, alongside other talented youths studying art at that time. A defining moment in his youth was a violent altercation with Michelangelo Buonarroti. While copying frescoes by Masaccio in the Carmine chapel, Torri…