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On display at V&A South Kensington
Cast Courts, Room 46b, The Weston Cast Court

A vase, part of the tomb of Piero and Giovanni de'Medici

Relief
1472 (sculpted), ca. 1890 (cast)
Artist/Maker
Del Verrocchio, Andrea (sculptor)
Lelli, Oronzio (maker)
Place of origin
Italy (sculpted)
Florence (cast)

This cast of the relief vase from the Medici tomb was taken from the original by Andrea del Verrocchio and is situated in the Old Sacristy of the Church of S. Lorenzo, Florence.


Object details

Categories
Ph_survey
Sculpture
Death
Plaster Cast
Object type
Relief
TitleA vase, part of the tomb of Piero and Giovanni de'Medici (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Plaster cast
Plaster
Cast
Brief description
Plaster cast, vase, part of the tomb of Piero and Giovanni de' Medici, after marble original by Andrea del Verrocchio, Italy, cast by Oronzio Lelli ca. 1890
Physical description
This cast of the relief vase from the Medici tomb was taken from the original by Andrea del Verrocchio and is situated in the Old Sacristy of the Church of S. Lorenzo, Florence.
Dimensions
  • Height: 82cm
  • Width: 33cm
Object history
Purchased from Oronzio Lelli in 1890 for 8s (10 lire)
Historical context
The tomb of Piero (d. 1469) and Giovanni di Cosimo (d. 1463) was erected by Piero's two sons, Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-92) and Giuliano (1479-1516) following their father's sudden death in 1469. This forms part of the decoration of the marble frame surrounding the tomb. The devise of the diamond ring with feathers on the base of the vase is taken up on a larger scale in a repeating pattern on the arched marble frame and a diamond surmounts the sarcophagus itself. The device of the diamond ring with or without feathers is particularly associated with Piero di Cosimo, but also used by his brother, Giovanni.
Production
Original dated 1472
Subjects depicted
Death
Vases
Tombs
Putti
Associations
De' Medici, Giovanni Di Cosimo
De' Medici, Piero Di Cosimo (Lord of Florence)
De' Medici, Lorenzo
De' Medici, Giuliano
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
REPRO.1890-19

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Record createdDecember 7, 1999
Record URL
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