Monument to Carlo Marsuppini
Monument
1453-1460 (sculpted), 1890 (cast)
1453-1460 (sculpted), 1890 (cast)
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Plaster cast of a marble original of Carlo Marsuppini by Desiderio da Settignano in the 15th century. The figure is wearing a laurel wreath on his head, has a booked clasped to his breast and has a hat by his left shoulder. The original is situated in the church of S. Croce, Florence.
Object details
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| Title | Monument to Carlo Marsuppini (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plaster cast |
| Brief description | Plaster cast monument to Carlo Marsuppini after marble original by Desiderio da Settignano ca. 1890 |
| Physical description | Plaster cast of a marble original of Carlo Marsuppini by Desiderio da Settignano in the 15th century. The figure is wearing a laurel wreath on his head, has a booked clasped to his breast and has a hat by his left shoulder. The original is situated in the church of S. Croce, Florence. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Oronzio Lelli in 1891 for £210 (5333 lire). This was for three copies: one for the Museums in South Kensington, Edinburgh and Dublin |
| Historical context | Carlo Marsuppini (d. 1453), the humanist scholar, succeeded Filelfo to teach at the Studio in Florence, and was chancellor of Florence from 1444-53. The placement of the laurel wreath on his head, the book clasped to his breast, and the hat by his left shoulder, probably echoes the way in which the body was laid out in the tomb. |
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| Accession number | REPRO.1891-129 |
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| Record created | December 6, 1999 |
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