Simone Mosca

Simone Mosca (1492–1554) was an Italian sculptor who was born in Settignano (part of Florence). His sons were sculptors Francesco Mosca, called Il Moschino (ca. 1531-1578) and Simone Simoncelli, also known as Simone Moschino (1533-1610). During the late 1520s and early 1530s Simone worked with Michelangelo on the Medici Chapel in Florence. A Venus by Francesco Moschino was described in 1782 in the Royal Palace of Turin.[1] Simone Mosca died in Orvieto, Italy in 1554.

‘The Fall of Phaëton’, marble relief by Simone Mosca, Bode Museum, Berlin

References
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art, Outstanding Recent Accessions, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, Vol. 30, No. 2 (Oct. - Nov., 1971), 94-96.
  • Vasari, Giorgio, Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori, many editions and translations.
  1. Itinerario delle pitture, sculture, ed architetture piu' rare di molte citta, by Adamo Chiusole, page 128.
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