Jacopo Sansovino, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jacopo Sansovino

Italian artist, 1486-1570

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1486

Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany

Date of Death: 27-Nov-1570

Profession: architect, sculptor

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Jacopo Sansovino

  • Jacopo d'Antonio Sansovino (2 July 1486 – 27 November 1570) was an Italian sculptor and architect, known best 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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