Francesco di Simone Mosca (Moschino): Sculptor of Detail and Michelangelo’s Collaborator Francesco di Simone Mosca, commonly known as Moschino, emerged from Settignano – a picturesque village nestled at the foot of Florence – around 1492. His artistic heritage stemmed from his father, who himself practiced sculpture, firmly anchoring him within a Florentine family tradition that celebrated craftsmanship and humanist ideals during Michelangelo Buonarroti’s transformative era. This formative period witnessed an unprecedented surge in artistic innovation, driven by humanism and propelled forwar…