Tablet
1296 (made)
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The tablet bears an inscription referring to the foundation in 1296 of an oratory to St Thomas and the Virgin, by Tommaso Andrei, bishop of Pistoia (1285-1303). This was located at his birthplace, Casole d'Elsa, near Siena. Oratories were buildings, separate to churches, that were designated by the church as suitable for prayers and celebrating Mass. This oratory is known to have been no longer in existence by 1833.
Andrei was keen on sponsoring building works, and was also responsible for the construction, in Pistoia, of the church of Sta Maria Maddalena (completed 1290) and for the rebuilding of the church of S. Marco. His monument, by Gano da Siena, is in the Collegiata at Casole d'Elsa.
Andrei was keen on sponsoring building works, and was also responsible for the construction, in Pistoia, of the church of Sta Maria Maddalena (completed 1290) and for the rebuilding of the church of S. Marco. His monument, by Gano da Siena, is in the Collegiata at Casole d'Elsa.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Incised slab in marble |
Brief description | Incised tablet, marble, 1296, Italian |
Physical description | The slab is inscribed, and in the lower corners are two small shields of arms (a cinquefoil between 3 roundels). |
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Marks and inscriptions | VENERabilis PATER DOminus THOMAS DeI
GRAtia PISToriensis EPiscopus FECit FIERI Hoc ORA
TORIUm AD Hon OREm DeI ET GLOriose
VirGinIS MARIE ET BeaTI THOME APostLI
AD MCCLXXXXVI (Inscription; decoration; Latin)
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Object history | The tablet was recorded in 1766 (Pope-Hennessy 1964) as preserved in an oratory dedicated to the Virgin and St Thomas in Casole d'Elsa. The oratory is known to have been no longer in existence by 1833. |
Historical context | The tablet records the foundation in 1296 of an oratory to St Thomas and the Virgin, by Tommaso Andrei, bishop of Pistoia (1285-1303), at his birthplace, Casole d'Elsa, near Siena. He was keen on building works, being also responsible for the construction, in Pistoia, of the church of Sta Maria Maddalena (completed 1290) and for the rebuilding of the church of S. Marco. His monument, by Gano da Siena, is in the Collegiata at Casole d'Elsa. |
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Summary | The tablet bears an inscription referring to the foundation in 1296 of an oratory to St Thomas and the Virgin, by Tommaso Andrei, bishop of Pistoia (1285-1303). This was located at his birthplace, Casole d'Elsa, near Siena. Oratories were buildings, separate to churches, that were designated by the church as suitable for prayers and celebrating Mass. This oratory is known to have been no longer in existence by 1833. Andrei was keen on sponsoring building works, and was also responsible for the construction, in Pistoia, of the church of Sta Maria Maddalena (completed 1290) and for the rebuilding of the church of S. Marco. His monument, by Gano da Siena, is in the Collegiata at Casole d'Elsa. |
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Accession number | 5802-1859 |
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Record created | September 12, 2002 |
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