Early Life and Training Born: Florence, Italy (c. 1429) Died: Rome (1498) Antonio del Pollaiuolo came from a family of artists. His father, Jacopo del Pollaiuolo, was also a painter. He received his initial training from his father and likely studied goldsmithing early in his career. This skill significantly influenced his artistic style, particularly his attention to detail and use of metalwork techniques in sculpture and eng…