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

A mason and stonecarvers at work

Relief
1410-1420 (sculpted), ca. 1862 (cast)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plaster cast of relief of a mason and stonecarvers at work, after marble original, on the exterior of the church of Or San Michele, Florence. The activities represented are, from left to right: i.building a wall, ii.drilling the decoration of a twisted column, iii.measuring a carved capital, iv.using a pick to carve a putto. The tools hanging behind the four figures are, from left to right: i.a braccio rule: a braccio, literally an arm, but signifying an arm's length, was a standard measure of slightly less than a yard. ii.a plumb line and set square, iii.a pair of dividers, iv.a set square


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA mason and stonecarvers at work (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Plaster cast
Brief description
Plaster cast of relief of a mason and stonecarvers at work, after the marble original, on the exterior of the church of Or San Michele, Florence, Nanni di Bianco, second decade of the 15th century, ca. 1862
Physical description
Plaster cast of relief of a mason and stonecarvers at work, after marble original, on the exterior of the church of Or San Michele, Florence. The activities represented are, from left to right: i.building a wall, ii.drilling the decoration of a twisted column, iii.measuring a carved capital, iv.using a pick to carve a putto. The tools hanging behind the four figures are, from left to right: i.a braccio rule: a braccio, literally an arm, but signifying an arm's length, was a standard measure of slightly less than a yard. ii.a plumb line and set square, iii.a pair of dividers, iv.a set square
Dimensions
  • Height: 55cm
  • Length: 152.5cm
Object history
Purchased from Mr Spence, Florence in 1862 for £10 10s
Historical context
The original of this relief is set in the base of the niche containing "Four Crowned Saints", executed for the ARTE DELLA PIETRA E DI. LEGNAME, The Guild of the Stonecarvers and Woodworkers.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
REPRO.1862-1

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Record createdJune 29, 2000
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