And now, at Bologna, he soon got into trouble with the three craftsmen he had engaged to help him.

They were Lapo d'Antonio di Lapo, a sculptor at the Opera del Duomo; Lodovico del Buono, surnamed Lotti, a metal-caster and founder of cannon; and Pietro Urbano, a craftsman who continued long in his service.

Lapo boasted that he was executing the statue in partnership with Michelangelo and upon equal terms, which did not seem incredible considering their association in a single bedroom.

Beside this, he intrigued and cheated in money matters.

The master felt that he must get rid of him, and send the fellow back to Florence.