Stefano di Giovanni

For the village near Livorno, see Sassetta, Tuscany

Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo, known as il Sassetta (c. 1392–1450) was a Tuscan painter of the Renaissance, and a significant figure of the Sienese School.[1] While working within the Sienese tradition, he innovated the style by introducing elements derived from the decorative Gothic style and the realism of contemporary Florentine innovators as Masaccio.[2]

Sassetta
Detail of Sassetta's St Thomas Aquinas inspired by the Holy Spirit, 1423, Museum of Art, Budapest
Born
Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo

around 1392
Siena or Cortona
Died1450 or 1451 (age 58 or 59)
Siena
NationalitySienese
Known forPainting
  1. ^ Judy Metro, Italian Paintings of the Fifteenth Century. National Gallery of Art, Oxford University Press: Oxford, New York, 2003. p. 621
  2. ^ Marco Torriti. "Sassetta." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 9 Mar. 2016