Giovanni Dalmata: A Renaissance Sculptor of Dalmatia and Rome Giovanni Dalmata (Croatian: Ivan Duknović; c. 1440 – c. 1514), born Ioannes Stephani Duknovich de Tragurio, also known as Giovanni Duknovich di Traù in Italy and Ivan Stjepanov Duknović in Croatia, was a sculptor from Trogir, Dalmatia, who was mainly active in Rome, Hungary and his native country during the European Renaissance. He represents one of the most prominent figures of Dalmatian art during the fifteenth century, alongside Andrea Bregno and Mino da Fiesole. Early Life and Training: Dalmata’s origins are shrouded in som…