Tomb of Filippo Decio
Tomb
1534 (sculpted), ca. 1865 (cast)
1534 (sculpted), ca. 1865 (cast)
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This is a plaster cast of the marble tomb of the celebrated lawyer Filippo Decio. The inscription records his career, noting that he lectured at the universities (studi) of Florence, Siena, Padua and Pavia, as well as in France. He provided for this monument with the handsome stipend he earned from his time in Florence, where he died. The sculptor and architect Stagio Stagi ran a successful workshop in Pisa, specialising in marble monuments and church furniture, including fonts and tabernacles. The plaster cast by the London-based plaster cast makers Franchi and Son dates from about1865.
Object details
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| Title | Tomb of Filippo Decio (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plaster cast |
| Brief description | Plaster cast, tomb of Filippo Decio, after a marble original by Stagio Stagi, cast by Messrs Franchi ca. 1865 |
| Physical description | Plaster cast of the Tomb of Filippo Decio (d.1535) after the marble original by Stagio Stagi, in the Campo Santo, Pisa. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Messrs Franchi & Son in 1865 for £65 |
| Historical context | The inscription records the career of the celebrated lawyer, Filippo Decio (d. 1535), who lectured at the universities (studi) of Florence, Siena, Padua and Pavia, and also taught in France. He ended his career in Florence, providing for this monument with the handsome stipend he earned there. |
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| Summary | This is a plaster cast of the marble tomb of the celebrated lawyer Filippo Decio. The inscription records his career, noting that he lectured at the universities (studi) of Florence, Siena, Padua and Pavia, as well as in France. He provided for this monument with the handsome stipend he earned from his time in Florence, where he died. The sculptor and architect Stagio Stagi ran a successful workshop in Pisa, specialising in marble monuments and church furniture, including fonts and tabernacles. The plaster cast by the London-based plaster cast makers Franchi and Son dates from about1865. |
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| Accession number | REPRO.1865-56 |
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| Record created | December 7, 1999 |
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