Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Bust of Saint Antoninus of Florence (Antonio Pierozzi)
Image View:
Overall view of bust and pedestal from front
Creator:
unknown (Italian)
Location:
repository: Chiostro dello Scalzo (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location Note:
Via Camillo Benso Cavour, 69
GPS:
43.779619 11.259464
Date:
ca. early 17th century (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Baroque; Seventeenth century
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
sculpture
Material:
painted terra cotta
Technique:
modeling (forming)
Measurements:
82 cm (height) x 59 cm (width) x 31 cm (depth)
Description:
The terracotta bust in the middle of the cloister is an homage to the bishop Saint Antonino Pierozzi (1389-1459), who as archbishop of Florence, had approved in 1455 the birth of the Compagnia di S Giovanni Battista (Confraternity of St. John the Baptist). The Compagnia was commonly known as the Compagnia dello Scalzo, as cross-bearers in the Confraternity's processions were barefooted (scalzi) as a sign of humility. Antonino Pierozzi was canonized in 1523 by Pope Adrian VI. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
Identifier:
6A2-I-F-CS-BAP-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Bust of Saint Antoninus of Florence (Antonio Pierozzi)