This painter and sculptor was born in Siena in 1525, and studied the arts of drawing and painting under Bartolommeo Neroni (Il Riccio). He was also a pupil of Beccafumi’s, and in addition learned to make portrait-effigies in stucco and wax under Pastorino Pastorini, in which art he excelled.[218] He was brother to the celebrated Alessandro Sozzini, Diarist of the last Siege of Siena, and died in 1582. His work, as we have said above, was much admired in its day.
47. 1562. Niccolo di Girolamo Gori,
With his brother Antonio was, in 1552, party to a receipt in full, given by the Opera del Duomo to Pastorino Pastorini, the painter and worker in glass, for work done there.[219]
48. 1562. Domenico di Pier Giovanni.
Of this man also no record is to be found, but perhaps he was the son of the mason, Pier Giovanni, mentioned in a document dated 1537, who opened up an arch for a niche in connection with Sodoma’s work on the Cappella di Piazza.[220]
From this time, for over 200 years, the Pavement work stood still, until:
49. 1780. Carlo Amidei, a craftsman of a very mediocre type.
50. 1780. Matteo Pini, who was probably only a mason.
Then another century passed away, until our own day.