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Italian painter (–)

Sano di Pietro or Ansano di Pietro di Mencio (–) was an Italian painter of the Sienese school of painting.

He was active for about half a century during the Quattrocento period and his contemporaries included Giovanni di Paolo and Sassetta.

Life

Sano was born in His name entered the roll of painters in where it remained until his death in ^[1] In addition to his own painting and overseeing the pupils and assistants in his workshop, Sano was part of the civic fabric of Siena; in and he was the leader of the San Donato district of Siena.^[2] Sano was also employed as an arbitrator; in he was called upon to settle a dispute between fellow painters Neroccio di Bartolommeo and Francesco di Giorgio Martini.^[3]

However, he made a living as a painter.

Sano di pietro biography template

The workshop he ran produced a large number of artworks. He wasn't merely a painter of altarpieces. He also produced frescoes, miniatures, and book bindings. Sano die