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AMMANATI (1511-1592)  , Florentine architect and sculptor . He studied under Bandinelli and Jacopo Sansovino, and closely imitated the style of Michelangelo . He was more distinguished in architecture than in sculpture . He de-signed many buildings in Rome, Lucca and Florence, an addition to the Pitti Palace in the last-named city being one of his most celebrated works . He was also employed in 1569 to build the beautiful bridge over the Arno, known as Ponte della Trinitaone of his celebrated works . The three arches are elliptic, and though very light and elegant, have resisted the fury of the river, which has swept away several other bridges at different times . Another of his most important works was the fountain for the Piazza della Signoria . In 1550 Ammanati married Laura Battiferri, an elegant poet and an accomplished woman .