Stefano di Giovanni

Also known as Sassetta, Il Sassetta, Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo da Cortona, Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo, Stefano di, Giovanni Sassetta, Stefano Di Giovanni Sassetta, Stefano di Giovanni Sassetta

Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo, known as il Sassetta (–1450) was a Tuscan painter of the Renaissance, and a significant figure of the Sienese School. While working within the Sienese tradition, he innovated the style by introducing elements derived from the decorative Gothic style and the realism of contemporary Florentine innovators as Masaccio.

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Stefano di Giovanni, also known as Sassetta, was an Italian male painter associated with the Sienese school. He worked in the field of painting and spoke Italian. His notable work includes the Mystic Marriage of Saint Francis.

He died in Siena on January 1, 1450. Sassetta had three children, including Giovanni di Stefano, who was also his student. Other students included Sano di Pietro. His works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Städel Museum, and the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies. He is described by sources such as the Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste and the Schilder-boeck.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1392
Died: 1450 or 51
Works: 3

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Key facts

Artist.name: Sassetta
Artist.image: Sassetta - St Thomas Inspired by the Dove of the Holy Ghost (detail) - WGA20849.jpg
Artist.image_size: 200 px
Artist.caption: Detail of Sassetta's St Thomas Aquinas inspired by the Holy Spirit, 1423, Museum of Art, Budapest
Artist.birth_name: Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo
Artist.birth_date: around 1392
Artist.birth_place: Siena or Cortona
Artist.death_date: 1450 or 1451 (age 58 or 59)
Artist.death_place: Siena
Artist.known_for: Painting

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Stefano
Gender: male
Place of birth: Siena
Place of death: Siena
Child: Giovanni di Stefano
Occupation: painter
Languages spoken: Italian
Field of work: painting
Movement: Sienese school
Image: Sassetta - St Thomas Inspired by the Dove of the Holy Ghost (detail) - WGA20849.jpg
Number of children: 3