Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . PRIMITIVE SCHOOL OF FLORENCE XIV Century —MADONNA AND CHILD or? j v (Wood Platter)Height, 1-1- inches; width. inches -/> This early example of an oblong-shaped Vassoio per puerperaplatter is painted on one side with a bust of the Virgin, her headcovered by a fold of her dark blue, gold-bordered mantle, seen inthree-quarter view. She holds to her bosom with her left hand theChild Christ, who, in a linen robe with loose sleeves and c
Illustrated catalogue of the exceedingly rare and valuable art treasures and antiquities formerly contained in the famous Davanzati Palace, Florence, Italy . PRIMITIVE SCHOOL OF FLORENCE XIV Century —MADONNA AND CHILD or? j v (Wood Platter)Height, 1-1- inches; width. inches -/> This early example of an oblong-shaped Vassoio per puerperaplatter is painted on one side with a bust of the Virgin, her headcovered by a fold of her dark blue, gold-bordered mantle, seen inthree-quarter view. She holds to her bosom with her left hand theChild Christ, who, in a linen robe with loose sleeves and curling fairhair, presses His baby face lovingly to His mothers cheek, whileshe gazes at Him with a sad solemnity in her almond-shaped darkeyes. Painted on a gold background with incised haloes aroundboth heads. The rim of the platter is molded and gilded, while on theback is painted a head of St. John the Baptist. From the Davanzati Palace, 1 KA BARTOLOMMEO DELLA PORTA(BARTOLOMMEO 1)1 PAOLO) Italian (Florence): 1475—1517 986 PORTRAIT OF GIROLAMO SAVONAROLA f/} J^ Height, Ki:;s inches; length, l/:;i inches /a> iiaifiir, la-vo mcnes; tengtn, i/-i mcne Bust-length portrait ol Girolamo Savonarola: [he/martyred monkis shown in full profile showing the strongly marked features, theaquiline nose, full lips and deeply sunken eyes which contemporaryportraiture have made familiar to us. His lips are closed togetherand he gazes forward as though seeing one of the Visions the recitalof which had. with his contemporaries, the force of prophecy, lie isdressed in the black robe, with its hooded mantle, of the Order ofSt. 1 )ominic. In :ni old molded and gilt wood tin1 Daransati Palace, Florence.
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