The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Tacca, Pietro
(py´tr täk´kä) (KEY) , 15771644, Italian sculptor. A pupil of Giovanni Bologna, Tacca adopted the tortuous poses of mannerism and combined them in his bronzes with a classical naturalism. Taccas works (e.g., the equestrian portrait of Philip IV of Spain, Madrid) form a link between mannerist and baroque sculpture.