Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

The front façade of the cathedral was built between 1901 and 1904 after designs of Dante Viviani. The sculptural work was executed by Giuseppe Cassioli, Enrico Quattrini and Viviani himself. The façade had three doors with reliefs in the tympana, while above the main door are five statues of saints.

Statues at the front façade

Cristo / Christ sculpted by Cassioli
s. donato ep. et m. San Donato d'Arezzo / St. Donatus of Arezzo 4th century, patron saint of Arezzo, and considered a bishop of the city (Wikipedia). sculpted by Cassioli	b. gregorio p.p. x San Gregorio / St. Gregorius (c. 540 - 604); Pope 590-604 (Wikipedia). sculpted by Cassioli
s. laurentino m. San Lorentino d'Arezzo / St. Donatus of Arezzo Together with his brother Pergentino martyred around 250 (Wikipedia).	s. pergentino m. San Pergentino da Arezzo / St. Gregorius Together with his brother Lorentino martyred around 250 (Wikipedia).

Tympans of the front façade

ad honorem christi redemptoris frons excitata piaculari a mcm San Pietro / St. Peter sculpted by Quattrini, 1901
iconi dpæ ex ædib urb camald a.d. mdccxcvi n marcacci ero huc adlatæ ab a. albergotti ero coron sæcul honoribus d donnini ero auctæ sacelli rect. p.p. L'incoronazione della Madonna della Conforto / The coronation of Our Lady of Comfort The Madonna della Conforto is a sacred image of St. Mary in the Cathedral of Arezzo. It is a majolica image depicting the Virgin of Provenzano, where in 1796 a number of miracles occurred. The image was recognized by bishop Niccolò Marcacci, and crowned on 15 August 1814 by Bishop Agostino Albergotti in the Cathedral (Wikipedia). .	protomart. stephano qui alter ab aprum principe huic templo e coelo præsto et domninus donini episcopus et maria soror a.d. mcmiv la Lapidazione di Santo Stefano / The Stoning of St. Stephen

Portraits on the lintels of the portals

Center door:
s. franciscus assis San Francesco / St. Francis of Assisi born Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone (1181/82 - 1226), an Italian friar and preacher. He founded among others the Franciscan Order. Saint Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history (Wikipedia).	s. romualdus abb. San Romualdo / St. Romuald (c. 951 - 1025/27), founder of the Camaldolese order (Wikipedia).

The four evangelists

Left door:		Right door:
San Matteo / St. Matthew	San Marco / St. Mark	San Luca / St. Luke	San Giovanni / St. John Evangelist
The four Evangelists are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Their versions of the life of Jesus - the Gospel - are included in the New Testament. In art, they are depicted with their symbols: Eagle (John), Lion (Mark), Bull (Luke) and Angel (Matthew) or just with these symbols in the so-called tetramorphe.

Sculptors

• Giuseppe Cassioli (Firenze/Florence 1865 - Firenze/Florence 1942), Italian sculptor and painter (Wikipedia).
  
• Enrico Quattrini (Collevalenza 1864 - Roma 1950), Italian sculptor (Wikipedia).
  
• Dante Viviani (Arezzo 1861 - Perugia 1917), Italian architect and sculptor (SIUSA).

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Donato.

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