Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Bronze statue of Civitali sitting in a chair, in his work clothes and with his tools workmanship: a leather apron is knotted on the farce, in his right hand holds a mullet and in the other hand a chisel. He look is aimed at his work: the Madonna of Cough on the right corner of the façade of the Church of St. Michael in Foro. Half under the chair is a large medal with a portrait of Domenico Bertini, worker at the cathedral, who commissioned Civitali for the Chapel of the Holy Face in the Cathedral.

Domenico Bertini (c. 1417-1506) (Dizionario Biografico).

Inscription(s)

a MATTEO CIVITALI mdcccxciii

Signature

Sculptor

• Arnaldo Fazzi (Lucca 1855 - Firenze/Florence 1944), Italian sculptor (Dizionario Biografico).

Sources & Information

• Soprintendenza patrimonio storico, artistico ed etnoantropologico e per i beni architettonici e paesaggio per le Province di Lucca e Massa Carrara, Lucca - Statuaria pubblica.
• — Un'opera al mese - Novembre 2011.

Tags

• Town: Lucca
• Provincia: Lucca (prov.)
• Regione: Toscana
• Country: Italy
• Bertini, Domenico
• Civitali, Matteo
• Fazzi, Arnaldo
• Galli Fusero (Firenze), Fratelli
• Sculptor
• Statue (man sitting)

Locatie (N 43°50'33" - E 10°30'8") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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