Italian sculptor. He was active in Florence for all but the last years of his life. He worked in marble and stone both independently and in conjunction with his brother Giovanni Battista (1599-1662), who also produced independent works of sculpture but turned increasingly to architecture. Both were apprenticed to the sculptor Chiarissimo Fancelli (d. 1632) and then assisted Andrea di Michelangelo Ferrucci (d. 1626). From the outset Domenico demonstrated technical ability of a high order and he was one of the sculptors employed on the architect Giulio Parigi's renovation and embellishment of Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens in Florence. He also created important works for the Barberini in Rome. He is noted for his picturesque naturalism and the open format of his sculpture groups. //