Jacopo Sansovino

Architect

1486 – 1570

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Who was Jacopo Sansovino?

Jacopo d'Antonio Sansovino 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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Born
Jul 2, 1486
Florence
Also known as
  • Jacopo Tatti
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • Italy
Profession
Lived in
  • Florence
Died
Nov 27, 1570
Venice

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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