\paperw3990 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 \b SANO DI PIETRO\par
\b0 Italian painter\par
(Siena 1406-1481)\par
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Strongly influenced in his formation by the works of \b \cf4 \ATXht1034 Sassetta\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , Sano di Pietro completed some of the paintings that the former had left unfinished. His extensive output included many altarpieces and miniatures, characterized by their freshness of narrative and refinement of col
or and by the constant reuse of models from the great Sienese tradition of the fourteenth century.