A Big Clue

I set you all a little task, In a poem I wrote. Along with his name that's in there, Is a quote that he wrote. So now I am going to give you, A clue to "who am I" It could be a letter at the beginning, It could be a letter at the end. His name will start to reveal itself, As you start to descend. Please. His name The queen that received a piece of his art And what she was given. And from who she received it. Good luck.