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Title
Processional cross with triumphant Christ (Christus triumphans) flanked by busts of the evangelists, Saints Matthew, John, Mark, and Luke (obverse); and suffering Christ (Christus patiens) flanked by busts of the Virgin Mary, God the father, Saint John and unidentified male saint with cross (Saint Philip?) (reverse)
Artist
Neri di Bicci
Physical Description
The arms of the cross end in quatrefoil-shaped terminals. The front (obverse) is gilded and features a molding along the edges. The back (reverse) has a deep azurite blue ground and a gilded band punched with tiny rosettes that runs along the border.
Artist Life Dates
1418-1492
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1475
Accession Number
1942.6
Medium and Support
tempera and gold on wood
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rank 18.12672
Creation Place 4
Firenze (province)
Title
Study for the Last Judgement in the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
Artist
Federico Zuccaro
Physical Description
This is a preparatory drawing of a group of putti that form part of the painted decoration of the dome of Florence cathedral. The most striking figures are the putti in the upper corners of the drawing who support an architectural cornice and a pair of putto that appear between them. One of these putti holds a shirt and his companion holds three dice. Myriad other putti are rendered more lightly to give the impression that they are positioned in the background.
Artist Life Dates
1543-1609
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1576
Accession Number
1973/2.81
Medium and Support
pen, brown ink and wash on buff paper
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rank 18.12672
Creation Place 4
Firenze (province)
Title
Bust of a Satyr
Artist
Massimiliano Soldani Benzi
Physical Description
This small bust-length figure represents a mustached satyr turning his head toward his left. He wears an animal skin tied at his right shoulder over his bare chest. The liquid character of the cast bronze admirably captures the rippling muscles of the satyr's chest and the flowing curls of his hair and the animal pelt.
Artist Life Dates
1656-1740
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1695
Accession Number
1970/1.193
Medium and Support
bronze on wood base
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rank 18.12672
Creation Place 4
Firenze (province)
Title
Enthroned Madonna and Child with angels and Saints Louis of Toulouse, Zenobius, John the Evangelist, and John the Baptist
Artist
Jacopo del Casentino
Physical Description
The majestic figure of the Virgin with the infant Christ on her lap sits enthroned in the center of this painted panel. Her elaborate throne rests upon a dais and is enclosed on three sides by panels bristling with Gothic ornament. Two bishop saints holding croziers stand at the foot of the dais accompanied by two other saints who stand behind them, while fourteen angels crowd the background.
Artist Life Dates
1279 - c.1349
Century
14th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1325
Accession Number
1960/2.123
Medium and Support
tempera and gold on panel
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rank 18.12672
Creation Place 4
Firenze (province)
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