Relief from the Tomb of Lady Francesca de Lasta
Artist/Culture
Neapolitan
Date1377
Mediummarble
Dimensions147.3 x 57.1 cm (58 x 22 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1923.2
Label TextThe Latin inscription around the edge of this tomb slab is translated:
Here lies Lady Francesca de Lasta, sometime wife of Lord Maffei Dopni, Knight of Naples, who died in the year 1377. These memorials placed by her husband. She lived 31 years, 5 months, and 12 days.
Though meant to depict the deceased woman, the figure does not suggest portraiture or show much advance in objective representation. Instead, the emphasis is on a rhythm of line and volume of form, with a gaunt angularity characteristic of the period.
On View
On view
Agostino di Giovanni
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Pablo Ortiz
early 16th century
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early 16th century
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