Jacopo Sansovino

Jacopo Sansovino
Jacopo Sansovino in a portrait by Tintoretto (c. 1560-1570)
Born(1486-07-02)2 July 1486
Florence, Republic of Florence
Died27 November 1570(1570-11-27) (aged 84)
Venice, Republic of Venice
Known for
  • Architecture
  • sculpture
MovementRenaissance
Main façade of the Biblioteca Marciana, facing the Doge's Palace
The Loggetta of Campanile di San Marco, Venice (reconstructed)

Jacopo d'Antonio Sansovino (2 July 1486 – 27 November 1570) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect, best known for his works around the Piazza San Marco in Venice. These are crucial works in the history of Venetian Renaissance architecture. 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.