Della Quercia Jacopo
9 works documented in the Bruno Balestrini archive.
15th c.
The Judgement of Solomon
Marble, height cm 180, 1408. Part of the corner capital of the Doge's Palace in Venice, recently attributed to Della Quercia.
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15th c.
The Sin of Our First Parents
Marble, height cm 85. Panel of the main portal of Bologna Cathedral, commissioned in 1425 and left unfinished owing to the artist's death in 1438.
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15th c.
Wisdom
Marble, height cm 135. Fragment of the decorated enclosure of the Fonte Gaia in Piazza del Campo, Siena, depicting the Madonna, the Virtues and biblical scenes, 1409-1419.
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15th c.
The Expulsion from Eden
Marble, height cm 85, panel of the main portal, 1425-1438. The pillars on either side of the door bear stories from Genesis, while the architrave above the door shows episodes from the childhood of Christ.
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15th c.
Rhea Silvia
Marble, height cm 165. Fragment of the decorated enclosure of the Fonte Gaia in Piazza del Campo, Siena, a work executed between 1409 and 1419 with many interruptions that often caused violent disputes between the artist and the patron.
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15th c.
Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto
Marble, detail, 1406/07, the artist's first work, commissioned by Paolo Guinigi, lord of Lucca, for his second wife, who died in 1405.
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