"Little Laughing Boy In Bronze-style Terracotta After Desiderio Da Settignano"
Little laughing boy in bronze-style terracotta after Desiderio Da Settignano. He was born in the village of Settignano, a suburb of Florence, which gave him his name, into a family of stonemasons. His two brothers, Francesco and Gerri, are themselves sculptors. He studied the art of sculpture in the workshop of Bernardo Rossellino who would greatly influence him. He died in 1464 at around 34 years old.