Jacopo Sansovino (1486 - 1570)

RA Collection: People and Organisations

Italian sculptor and architect, best known for his works around the Piazza San Marco in Venice. Andrea Palladio, in the Preface to his Quattro Libri was of the opinion that Sansovino’s Biblioteca Marciana was the best building erected since Antiquity. Giorgio Vasari uniquely printed his Vita of Sansovino separately.

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Born: 2 July 1486

Died: 27 November 1570

Nationality: Italian

Gender: Male

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