Sassetta is a city located in Italy. It is historically associated with the artistic legacy of Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo, a prominent Tuscan painter known as il Sassetta.
As a significant figure of the Sienese School during the Renaissance, il Sassetta was noted for his stylistic innovations. While he worked within the established Sienese tradition, he integrated decorative Gothic elements with the realism introduced by contemporary Florentine innovators such as Masaccio.