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Donatello’s ‘Nunziata del Sasso’: the Cavalcanti chapel at S. Croce and its patrons
03/2008 | 1260 | 150
Pages: 152-165
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Preyer, Brenda (Preyer, Brenda)
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Zervas, Diane Finiello (Zervas, Diane Finiello; Finiello Zervas, Diane; Zervas, Diane)
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Illustrations
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1. The Annunciation, the Cavalcanti tabernacle, by Donatello, after the 1994–95 restoration. c.1436-40. Pietra serena, terracotta and gilding, 420 by 274 cm. (S. Croce, Florence)
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10. Detail of Fig.9
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11. Youthful St John the Baptist, by Michelozzo. c.1440s. Terracotta, 69 cm. high. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence)
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12. Sts John the Baptist and Francis, by Domenico Veneziano. 1450s. Fresco, approx. 194 by 108 cm. (Museo dell’Opera di S. Croce, Florence)
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13. Fig.1 photographed before 1954
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14. Predella with scenes from the life of St Nicholas of Bari, by Giovanni di Francesco. 1450s. Tempera on wood, 23 by 158 cm. (Casa Buonarroti, Florence)
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6. Left side of Fig.1, set diagonally into the church wall, before restoration
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7. Left capital of Fig.1, before restoration
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8. Left pair of standing putti in Fig.1, here attributed to Donatello. c.1439. Terracotta, pigmented stucco, gilding and traces of white pigment, approx. 76 cm. high
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9. Right pair of standing putti in Fig.1, here attributed to Michelozzo. c.1440. Terracotta, gilding and traces of white pigment, approx. 76 cm. high
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2. Genealogical tree of members of the Cavalcanti family who created the chapel. Not included are Giovanni di Lorenzo and Francesco di Matteo, who were distantly related.
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3. Plan of S. Croce with the tramezzo. (Reproduced by permission of Marcia Hall)
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4. Reconstruction of the area around the Cavalcanti chapel, S. Croce, Florence, 1440–42: 1) Nobili tomb; 1a) Nobili holy water stoup; 2) Mannelli tomb; 3) Cocchi tomb; 4) Cerchi tomb; 5) messer Benedetto Cavalcanti tomb; 6) messer Amerigo Cavalcanti tomb; 7) female relatives of messer Amerigo Cavalcanti tomb; 8) messer Amerigo and descendents tomb; 10) Boscoli tomb; 11) Bernardo di Bernardo Cavalcanti tomb. (Diane Finiello Zervas)
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5. Reconstruction in elevation and plan of the Cavalcanti chapel and surrounding area, c.1450: ABC) elevation; ABD) ground plan; 1) Nobili tomb; 2) Nobili holy water stoup; 3) Mannelli tomb; 4) Cerchi tomb; 5) messer Benedetto Cavalcanti tomb; 6) messer Amerigo Cavalcanti and descendents; 7) female relatives of messer Amerigo; 8) Bernardo Cavalcanti’s tomb; 9) Cavalcanti altar; 10) altar steps; 11) Domenico Veneziano fresco; 12) tramezzo. (Diane Finiello Zervas)