Francesco Fiorentino

In fact, Prince Sigismund arrived from Hungary not only with Francesco Fiorentino, but with an entire architectural-sculptural team composed mainly of Florentines.

Prince Sigismund reportedly offered Fiorentino a one-year service with 100 florins (gold coins from Florence) salary.

This work was founded by Elisabeth of Austria, who was the Polish Queen and Jan Olbracht's mother, and Prince Sigismund, his younger brother.

Eventually the niche was really wide, deep and heavy, so it needed even pilasters on the sides of heavily closure.

Therefore, Fiorentine made architectural and sculptural frame for Jan Olbracht’s tomb in Wawel Cathedral (1501-05).

Francesco Fiorentino also made the entrance portal at Bishop E. Ciolek’s palace on 17 Kanoniczna Street in Krakow.

For example, the form of Jan Olbracht’s tomb niche is reminiscent of works by Bernardo Rosselino from earlier in the 15th century.

The ornamental form is similar to the decoration of the Palazzo Ducale in Urbino and also other stone works from Hungary.

Francesco Fiorentine was (as well as Berrecci and many other artists from their country) outstanding creator and gathered around himself highly qualified workers.

Artistic works, which began after his death created Italian way of renaissance art in Poland.

Fiorentino reportedly had a wife – Helena from Italy – and a son, sculptor Jan Fiorentine, who worked on his father's team.