Desiderio da Settignano

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Desiderio da Settignano was a 15th-century Italian Renaissance sculptor renowned for his delicate marble reliefs and refined, expressive portraiture.

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Desiderio da Settignano canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian Renaissance artist
human
sculptor
activeIn 15th century
Quattrocento Florence
linked to: Quattrocento
artisticStyle expressive yet restrained facial characterization
refined surface finish of marble
subtle low relief (rilievo schiacciato)
birthName Desiderio de Bartolomeo di Francesco
birthPlace Settignano
near Florence
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Florence
dateOfBirth c. 1428
dateOfDeath c. 1464
deathPlace Florence
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName de Bartolomeo di Francesco
fieldOfWork funerary monuments
portrait busts
religious sculpture
genre marble relief sculpture
portrait sculpture
givenName Desiderio
hasGender male
influenced later Florentine portrait sculptors
influencedBy Donatello
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
materialUsed marble
movement Italian Renaissance
nativeLanguage Italian
notableFor delicate marble reliefs
refined expressive portraiture
sensitive treatment of children and female subjects in sculpture
notableWork Bust of Marietta Strozzi
Bust of a Young Girl
Infant Christ (marble reliefs)
Saint Mary Magdalene (relief)
linked to: Penitent Magdalene

Tabernacle of the Sacrament in San Lorenzo, Florence
Tomb of Carlo Marsuppini
Tomb of Carlo Marsuppini in Santa Croce, Florence
occupation sculptor
partOf Florentine school of sculpture
linked to: Florentine school
region Tuscany
workLocation Florence

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Andrea del Verrocchio influencedBy Desiderio da Settignano