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 patrons and the churches of Venice in the studio of Jacopo Sansovino. By 1550, he was an independent master. Following a quarrel with Sans
