A Life Shaped by Stone and Shadow Born in San Gimignano in 1533, Giovanni Antonio Dosio lived a life deeply connected to the physical remnants of the past. His early years were marked by a move to Rome at the age of sixteen, where he began his training within the workshop of Raffaello da Montelupo between 1549 and 1551. This period of apprenticeship laid the foundation for a career that would oscillate between the roles of sculptor, architect, and antiquarian. While some accounts suggest he struggled to find independent success as a sculptor—at times earning a modest living by restoring anci…