Dates | 1525 - 1608 |
Roles | Artist |
Nationality | Italian |
The son of a tailor in the Italian city of Trent, Alessandro Vittoria became one of the dominant artists in Venice from 1550 to 1600. After apprenticing to sculptors in his hometown, Vittoria moved to Venice, where he worked on commissions for both aristocratic
Upon his return to Venice, Vittoria reconciled with Sansovino, and the two renewed their work together on large sculptural projects in marble and bronze. In the 1570s, after Sansovino's death, Vittoria took over many of his master's unfinished projects. He also increasingly won commissions from aristocratic patrons who sought him out as a sculptor, medalist, and decorator and who particularly valued his portrait