Giovanni di Cecco
Illustration — The facade of Siena Cathedral Giovanni di Cecco was a Late Gothic architect and sculptor who worked in the region of Siena, Italy, in the 14th century. Known for his work on the facade of Siena Cathedral, which was begun by Giovanni Pisano, worked on by several architects and had stalled by 1317. Cecco appears to have taken over direction of the work in the mid-14th century, but the date is uncertain.
Giovanni di Cecco
Stefan Bauer · CC BY-SA 2.5
- Nationality
- Italy
- Occupation
- sculptor · architect
- Languages
- Italian
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Illustration — The facade of Siena Cathedral Giovanni di Cecco was a Late Gothic architect and sculptor who worked in the region of Siena, Italy, in the 14th century. Known for his work on the facade of Siena Cathedral, which was begun by Giovanni Pisano, worked on by several architects and had stalled by 1317. Cecco appears to have taken over direction of the work in the mid-14th century, but the date is uncertain.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
No house-authored Note is published until its assertions and sources pass the VALÉORINE evidence contract. The documentary article remains available in full while that enrichment is being consolidated.
Documentary enrichment in progress · no unsupported statement published
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Giovanni di Cecco. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
not yet certified
- Identity
- unresolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
Authority files
wikidata · Q5564035 · wikipedia · Giovanni di Cecco
In this article
Biography
The facade was completed around 1370. Cecco appears to have modified the designs of his predecessors to create a more Gothic appearance with high gables and pinnacles, all decorated with crockets, under the influence of Orvieto Cathedral. It is hexagonal with carved panels, the central one being the Baptism of Jesus. The work is signed and dated, and was commissioned by the Wool-workers Guild. It stands in an open loggia beside the church, beneath a fresco of the Annunciation by Sebastiano Mainardi.
The recorded working language is Italian.
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Giovanni di Cecco”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5564035: Giovanni di Cecco
Unverified · Wikidata
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Partially resolvedauthority record
Unverified
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Sculpture
6,174 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Giovanni da UdineArtist
- Giovanni DalmataArtist
- Giovanni De MartinoArtist
- Giovanni di BalduccioArtist
- Giovanni di StefanoArtist
- Giovanni DupréArtist
- Giovanni FerrariArtist
- Giovanni Francesco RusticiArtist
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Giovanni di Cecco?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.