Gio·van·ni da /ˌdʒiəˈvɑni də;It.dʒɔˈvɑnni dɑ/Show Spelled[jee-uh-vah-nee duh;It.jaw-vahn-nee dah]Show IPA, (Jean de Boulogne; Giambologna), c1525–1608, Italian sculptor, born in France.
original name Giovanni da Bologna or Jean de Boulogne. 1529--1608, Italian mannerist sculptor, born in Flanders: noted for his fountains and such works as Samson Slaying a Philistine (1565)