Maker/Artist
Sansovino, Jacopo
Italian sculptor and architect, 1486-1570
Born 2 January 1486; died 27 September 1570 or 27 November 1570. Jacopo was an important classicizing Florentine sculptor. His contribution to architecture, which he practiced in Venice after the Sack of Rome in 1527, is also of great significance. Through commissions, he competed directly with Michelangelo on a number of occasions. Notable works include his Bacchus (1511), St. James (1511) for Florence Cathedral, the Nichesola monument for Verona Cathedral, and the tribune reliefs and bronze sacristy door for S. Marco in Venice. Born Jacopo Tatti, he adopted the name of his teacher, Andrea Sansovino. During a time in Florence, he shared a studio with Andrea del Sarto, for whom he made small-scale models. In Florence, Rome, and Venice, Jacopo was friends with leading painters such as Titian, Tintoretto, and Lorenzo Lotto. Italian architect, sculptor, b. in Florence, d. in Venice. Comment on works: Sculptor
