Relief
1477 (sculpted), ca. 1890 (cast)
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This is a cast of the original marble step from Francesco di Simone Ferrucci's great monument to the lawyer and writer Alessandro Tartagni (1424-1477) in Bologna. The original marble relief from which this cast is taken is under the elaborate sarcophagus commemorating Tartagni. Ferrucci also worked on the sculptures for the Cathedral of San Petronio in Bologna; the cast of the great portal from San Petronio by Jacopo della Quercia is also in the V&A's collection.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plaster cast |
| Brief description | Plaster Cast of the relief of the step from the Monument to Alessandro Tartagni, after the marble original in the Church of S. Domenico, Maggiore, Bologna; Francesco di Simone Ferrucci, 1477, cast by Oronzio Lelli, ca. 1890 |
| Physical description | Plaster Cast of the relief of the step from the Monument to Alessandro Tartagni after the marble original in the Church of S. Domenico, Maggiore, Bologna. Signed: 'OPERA FRANCIS SIMONIS FLOREN'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'OPERA FRANCIS SIMONIS FLOREN'. (Signed) |
| Object history | Purchased from Oronzio Lelli in 1890 for £1 4s (30 lire) |
| Historical context | The monument to Alessandro Tartagni is signed: OPERA FRANCIS SIMONIS FLOREN. |
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| Summary | This is a cast of the original marble step from Francesco di Simone Ferrucci's great monument to the lawyer and writer Alessandro Tartagni (1424-1477) in Bologna. The original marble relief from which this cast is taken is under the elaborate sarcophagus commemorating Tartagni. Ferrucci also worked on the sculptures for the Cathedral of San Petronio in Bologna; the cast of the great portal from San Petronio by Jacopo della Quercia is also in the V&A's collection. |
| Bibliographic reference | Naldi, Riccardo, Andrea Ferrucci: marmi gentili tra la Toscana e Napoli, Naples, 2002, pp. 123, 128, 138, fig. 136. |
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| Accession number | REPRO.1890-20 |
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| Record created | July 14, 2000 |
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