The burial monument of Francesco Algarotti in the Campo Santo in Pisa, 1769 print Francesco Algarotti (1712-1764) was artificial authority and client, scientist and theoreticist. When he was sick and felt his death approaching, he ordered his friend Mauro Tesi to design a burial monument for him. The architect Carlo Bianconi was asked to implement the design. It was founded in the Camposanto in Pisa where it is still located. On the print it is admired by a group of ladies and gentlemen. A beggar on the stairs of the monument. paper etching epitaph. beggar Pisa. Holy camp

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