Jacopo della Quercia

Jacopo della Quercia
Born	Jacopo di Pietro d'Agnolo di Guarnieri c. 1374 Quercegrossa near Siena, Republic of Siena
Died	20 October 1438(1438-10-20) (aged 63–64) Siena, Republic of Siena
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Sculpture
Notable work	The Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto
Movement	Early Renaissance

Jacopo della Quercia (/ˌdɛlə ˈkwɛərtʃə/,^[1] Italian: [ˈjaːkopo della ˈkwɛrtʃa]; c. 1374 – 20 October 1438), also known as Jacopo di Pietro d'Agnolo di Guarnieri, was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance, a contemporary of Brunelleschi, Ghiberti and Donatello. He is considered a precursor of Michelangelo.