The Renaissance

work inspired Michelangelo Buonarroti in
his designs for the Sistine Chapel in the
Vatican. The city of Siena asked Quercia
to supervise the construction of the city’s
cathedral in 1435, and also rewarded Quer-

cia for his fine work with a knighthood.

SEEALSO: Brunelleschi, Filippo; Ghiberti,

Lorenzo; Michelangelo Buonarroti; sculp-

ture; Siena

Quercia, Jacopo della