Stefano di Giovanni Sassetta

Years of life:	1392 – 1450
Art Movement:	International Gothic, Early Renaissance
Painting School:	Sienese School

Genre:	Religious
Country:	Italy
Century:	XV

Sassetta was the best Sienese painter of the early Renaissance, who combined the old decorative style of the International Gothic with the new ideas from Florence. Note his evocation and immediacy.

Sassetta’s major works are St. Margaret, c. 1435 (Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art); San Sepolcro Altarpiece, 1437–44 (London: National Gallery); The Madonna and Child Surrounded by Six Angels, c. 1437–44 (Paris: Musée du Louvre); The Meeting of St. Anthony and St. Paul, c. 1440 (Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

The Mystical Marriage of Saint Francis of Assisi

1444

The Mystical Marriage of Saint Francis of Assisi • 1444
Saint Augustine

1437

Saint Augustine • 1437
The Blessed Ranieri Frees the Poor from a Prison in Florence

between 1437 and 1444

The Blessed Ranieri Frees the Poor from a Prison in Florence • between 1437 and 1444
Madonna of Humility

1433

Madonna of Humility • 1433
Miracle of the sacrament

between 1430 and 1432

Miracle of the sacrament • between 1430 and 1432
Madonna and Child with Angels

between 1432 and 1436

Madonna and Child with Angels • between 1432 and 1436
Institution of the Eucharist

between 1430 and 1432

Institution of the Eucharist • between 1430 and 1432
The burning of Jan Hus (The Miracle of the Sacrament)

between 1423 and 1426

The burning of Jan Hus (The Miracle of the Sacrament) • between 1423 and 1426
Saint Francis meets a Knight Poorer than Himself and Saint Francis's Vision of the Founding of the Franciscan Order

1437

Saint Francis meets a Knight Poorer than Himself and Saint Francis's Vision of the Founding of the Franciscan Order • 1437
St Antony beaten by the devils

from 1430 until 1432

St Antony beaten by the devils • from 1430 until 1432
The Ecstasy of Saint Francis

between 1437 and 1444

The Ecstasy of Saint Francis • between 1437 and 1444
The Virgin and Child with Saints

between 1430 and 1432

The Virgin and Child with Saints • between 1430 and 1432
The Madonna and Child Surrounded by Six Angels, St. Anthony of Padua, St. John the Evangelist

between 1437 and 1444

The Madonna and Child Surrounded by Six Angels, St. Anthony of Padua, St. John the Evangelist • between 1437 and 1444
The meeting of Saint Anthony the Great and Saint Paul the Anchorite

1445

The meeting of Saint Anthony the Great and Saint Paul the Anchorite • 1445
St. Anthony of Padua

St. Anthony of Padua
Founding of Santa Maria Maggiore

between 1430 and 1432

Founding of Santa Maria Maggiore • between 1430 and 1432
The Procession to Calvary

between 1437 and 1444

The Procession to Calvary • between 1437 and 1444
Madonna and Child with Angels

1445 –1450

Madonna and Child with Angels • 1445 –1450
Saint Apollonia

1435

Saint Apollonia • 1435
Saint Francis Kneeling before the Crucified Christ

between 1437 and 1444

Saint Francis Kneeling before the Crucified Christ • between 1437 and 1444
Saint Margaret

1435

Saint Margaret • 1435
Saint Francis

1425-1430

Saint Francis • 1425-1430
Adoration of the Magi

1430

Adoration of the Magi • 1430
Madonna of Humility

between 1435 and 1440

Madonna of Humility • between 1435 and 1440
Saint Bernard

1445

Saint Bernard • 1445
The Annunciation

1435

The Annunciation • 1435
Virgin of Humility

1430

Virgin of Humility • 1430
Saint Matthew

1437-1444

Saint Matthew • 1437-1444
Compartments of the Sansepolcro Polyptych

1437-1444

Compartments of the Sansepolcro Polyptych • 1437-1444
The Agony in the Garden

1437

The Agony in the Garden • 1437
The Betrayal of Christ

1437

The Betrayal of Christ • 1437
Saint Francis and the Poor Knight, and Francis

1437-1444

Saint Francis and the Poor Knight, and Francis • 1437-1444
Saint Francis renounces his Earthly Father

1437-1444

Saint Francis renounces his Earthly Father • 1437-1444
Saint Francis before the Sultan

1437-1444

Saint Francis before the Sultan • 1437-1444
Saint Francis before Pope Honorius III

1437-1444

Saint Francis before Pope Honorius III • 1437-1444
The Stigmatisation of Saint Francis

1437-1444

The Stigmatisation of Saint Francis • 1437-1444
The Wolf of Gubbio

1437-1444

The Wolf of Gubbio • 1437-1444
The Funeral of Saint Francis

1437-1444

The Funeral of Saint Francis • 1437-1444
The Journey of the Magi

1433 – 1435

The Journey of the Magi • 1433 – 1435
Madonna and Child with Saints. Daisy of Hungary

1434

Madonna and Child with Saints. Daisy of Hungary • 1434
Madonna and Child with Saints. John the Baptist

1434

Madonna and Child with Saints. John the Baptist • 1434
Madonna and Child with Saints

1434

Madonna and Child with Saints • 1434
Madonna and Child with Saints. Michael the Archangel

1434

Madonna and Child with Saints. Michael the Archangel • 1434
Madonna and Child with Saints

1434

Madonna and Child with Saints • 1434
Madonna and Child with Saints

1434

Madonna and Child with Saints • 1434