Jacopo Della Quercia

Place: Quercegrossa Near Siena

Born: 1374

Death: 1438

Biography:

Jacopo della Quercia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈjaːkopo della ˈkwɛrtʃa] c. 1374 – 20 October 1438) was an Italian sculptor of the Italian Renaissance, a contemporary of Brunelleschi, Ghiberti and Donatello. He is considered a precursor of Michelangelo. Jacopo della Quercia takes his name from Quercia Grossa (now Quercegrossa), a place near Siena, wh...