Antonio Rizzo (architect)

Antonio Rizzo
Bust of Antonio Rizzo at the Biblioteca civica di Verona
Bornc.1430
Diedc.1499
Cesena
Known forSculpture, architecture
Notable workScala dei Giganti (Doge's Palace, Venice)
MovementRenaissance

Antonio Rizzo (Osteno, c. 1430 – Cesena, c. 1499) was an Italian architect and sculptor, one of the greatest active in Venice in the latter half of the fifteenth century. Among his designs are the Scala dei Giganti (Staircase of the Giants), the stairs leading to the State Apartments of the Doge's Palace.

The Fall of Adam and Eve, a work produced in 1476 adorning the top of the capital of the southwest corner of the Palazzo Ducale in Venice.