Coat of Arms of Giovanni di Francesco
Artist
Florentine
(Italian)
Date1485 or later
Mediummarble
Dimensions74.9 x 62.2 cm (29 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1918.143.1
DescriptionVertical rectangular. Escutcheon surmounted by helm and dragon crest. Earlier coat of arms on verso (catalogued as 1918.143.2). Arms are a tree surmounted by the inscription LIBERTA. Plugged hole below the escutcheon.Label TextThe filled-in hole and water damage beneath this coat of arms suggests that the slab was once part of a fountain. Private fountains were popular in Renaissance Florence as a way to display wealth and status. The slab has actually been reused. On the back is a fragment of the coat of arms of Pope Alexander V, one of three competing popes who held office during the Great Schism in the early 1400s.
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