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To do the master the greater honour, the two inscriptions following were added by others. “Filippo Brunellesco antiques architectures instauratori s. P. Q. F. civi suo benemerenti. The second was written by Gio. Battista Strozzi, and is as follows: “Tal sopra sasso sasso
 * Di giro in giro eternamente io strussi;

Che cosi, passo passo
 * Alto girando, al ciel mi ricondussi.”

Other disciples of Filippo Brunellesco were Domenico del Lago of Lugano, Geremia da Cremona, who worked extremely well in bronze, with a Sclavonian, who performed various works in Venice: Simone, who, after having executed the Madonna in Or San Michele for the Guild of the Apothecaries, died at Vicovaro, while occupied with an important work for the Count di Tagliacozzo. Antonio and Niccolo, both Florentines, who executed a horse in bronze at