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.

During the late 1520s and early 1530s Simone worked with Michelangelo on the Medici Chapel in Florence.

In 1542, he began to work on commissions by Tiberio Crispo, soon to cardinal, in the city of Perugia and in Bolsena.

In 1546, he was named the maestro or director of construction for the Cathedral of Orvieto, replacing Antonio da Sangallo the younger.

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