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Sassetta

Sassetta (1392–1450) was a painter.

Also recorded as Sassetta; Il Sassetta; Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo da Cortona; Stefano Di Giovanni; Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo; Stefano di, Giovanni Sassetta.

Overview

Born at Siena in 1392, died at Siena in 1450.

In detail

Sano di Pietro and Giovanni di Stefano are recorded as having studied under Sassetta. the recorded working language is Italian.

The field of work recorded is painting. The authority associates the name with Sienese school.

Works named in the authority record are Mystic Marriage of Saint Francis, Madonna and Child with Angels, St. Peter, St. John The Baptist, St. Paul and St. Francis: The Story of the founding of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Virgin with Child and Four Saints, Annunciation, Floor mosaic of Stories of Joshua and Cortona Triptych by Sassetta.

Work by Sassetta is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Städel Museum, Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Diocesan Museum in Cortona.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Sassetta”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q362016: Sassetta

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