Sienese Renaissance Tomb Monuments

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by  Robert Munman

MUNMAN
ROBERT
Sienese Renaissance Tomb Monuments
SieneseBenaissance TombMonuments
ROBERT MUNMAN
THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
INDEPENDENCE SQUARE: PHILADELPHIA
1993
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MEMOIRS
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CopyrightO1993bytheAmericanPhilosophicalSocietyforitsMemoirsscries.Volume205
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ListofIllustiations ix
Prc&ce xi
Part I. DISCUSSION
Introduction 3
TheTombSlabs 13
FreestandingandWallTombs 69
PabtH. catalogue
Asdano 115
Bologna 116
Florence 118
Lucca 120
MassaMaritdma 128
Some 130
SanGimignano 132
S. Quiricod'Orda 134
Siena 135
APPENDIX
Bologna 153
Lucca 155
Catalogue: Monumentlist 159
Bibliography 161
Index 173
List of Illustrations
FIGURE PAGE
1 TombSlabofaCamaldoleseFriaroftheGirardiEunily,S.Agpstino,
S.Gimignano. 16
2 TombSlabofP.AngploSalvetti,S.Francesco,Siena. 16
3 TombSlabofanAnonymousFigure,S.Agosrino,SanGimignano. 18
4 DetailofFigure3. 18
5 TombSlabofAndreadiMeoGamucd,S.Agpstino,S.Gimignano. 20
6 DetailofFigure5. 20
7 TombSlabofBishopAntonioCasini,Cathedral,MassaMarittima. 22
8 DetailofFigure7. 23
9 TombSlabofTuradiBartolo,Cathedral,MassaMarittima. 24
10 JacopodellaQuercia,TombSlabofLorenzoTrenta,S.Frediano,Lucca. 26
11 JacopodellaQuercia(andaides?).TombSlaboftheWife(Wives?)of
LorenzoTrenta,S.Frediano,Lucca. 27
12 DonatelJo,TombSlabofBishopGiovanniAntonioPccci,Cathedral,Siena. 30
13 Donatcllo,TombSlabofBishopGiovanniAntonioPecci(endview),
Githedral,Siena. 31
14 PictrodiTomassodelMinellaandaides,TombSlabofBishopCarlo
Bartoli,Cathedral,Siena. 36
15 PietrodiTomassodelMineUaandaides,TombSlabofBishopCarlo
Bartoli(endview),Cathedral,Siena. 37
16 TombSlabofCountHenryofNassau,Coll^ata,S.Quiricod'Orcia. 40
17 DetailofFigure16. 41
18 TombSlabofJacopoScotti,S.Agpstino,Asciano. 42
19 TombSlabofanAnonvmousFranciscanFriar,S.Francesco,Siena. 42
20 TombSlabofP.MicheleBecucci,S.A^stino,MassaMarittima. 43
21 TombSlabofRectorPietrodiNiccol6Bu^arini,OspedalediS.Maria
dellaScala,Siena. 44
22 TombSlabofRectorDaniellodiGherriBulgarini,Ospedaledi
S.MariadellaScala,Siena. 48
23 TombSlabofanAnonymousFranciscanFriar,MuseoBardini,
Florence. 50
24 DetailofFigure23. 51
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ILLUSTRATIONS
25 UrbanodaCortona(attrib.),TombSlabofOpemioMarianoBaigagli
(herecalled),Museodell'OperadelDuomo,Siena. 52
26 DetailofEgure25. 53
27 TombSlabofCanonFrancescoTolomei,Cathedral,Siena. 56
28 TombSlabofCanonFrancescoTolomei(endview),Cathedral,Siena. 57
29 TombSlabofBishopGisbertoTolomei,S.Francesco,Siena. 58
30 TombSlabofBishopAlessioCesari,S.Francesco,Siena. 60
31 TombSlabofArchbishopNicol6Pkcolomini,MuseoAoielioCastello,
L'Osservanza,Siena. 62
32 TombSlabofBishopAntonioBetdni,S.Giiolamo,Siena. 64
33 DetailofFigure32. 64
34 TombSlabofCanonVivo(delVivo?),Cathedral,Siena. 65
3356 TShoomp(b?)SloafbJoafcaonpoAndeolnlaymQuoeurselFai,guTroemobfaSl(a?)bWoofmBaanl,duSc.dForaPnacies^cao,dScie^na. 66
Antclminclli,MuseodiVillaGuinigi,Lucca. 66
37 Follo\\'cr(?)ofJacopodellaQuenda,TombSlabofBishopDomenico
Nicodemo. 67
38 JacopodellaQuerdaandaides(?).TombSlabofP.AntoniodaBudrio. 68
39 JacopodellaQuerela(andFrancescodiValdambrino?),"ifombMonument
ofIlariadelCarretto,Cathedral,Lucca. 70
40 JacopodellaQuerela(andFrancescodiValdambrino?),TombofIlaria
delCarretto,Cathedral,Lucca. 71
41 JacopodellaQuerda(andaides;finishedbyothers),TomhMonument
ofGalcazzoAntonioBentivoglio,S.GiacomoMa^ore,Bologna. 78
42 TombMarkerofSilvioandVittoriaPiccolomini,S.Francesco,Siena. 78
43 UrbanodaCortona,IbmbMonumentofRectorCriseofoioFdid,
S.Francesco,Siena. 79
44 UrbanodaCortona,TombMonumentofRectorCristoforoFelid
(viewfrombelow),S.Francesco,Sena. 81
45 TombMonumentofRectorGiovanniBattisraTbndi,Ospedaledi
S.MariadellaScala,Siena. 84
46 DetailofFigure45. 85
47 TombMarkerofSantAniello,Cathedral,Lucca. 86
48 TombMonumentofCardinalConti,S.MariadciServi,Bologna. 88
49 Vecchietta,Effig\'ofMarianoSozzini,MuseoNazionale,Florence. 90
50-54 DetaUsofFigure49. 91-93
55 GiovannidiStefimo,TombMonumentofCardinalPietroFoscari
(rightside),S.MariadelPopolo,Rome. 96
56 GiovannidiStefano,TombMonumentofCardinalPietroFoscari
(leftside),S.MariadelPopolo,Rome. 96
57,58 DetailsofFigure55. 97-98
59 NerocciodcTandi,TombMonumentofBishop"KmiassoPiccolomini
ddTesta. 99
60 DetailofFigure59. 100
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Prefece
AlthoughsomeofthemoreimportantfunerarymonumentsfromRenaissance
^Sienahavereceivedconsiderablescholarlynotice,thepresentstudyisthefirst
toapproachthesubjectinanycomprehensiveway.'Becausethesemonu-
mentsvaryimmenselyincondition,qualityandart-historicalimportance,students
haveconcentratedtheirattentionsonthosetombsthatareeitheruniqueindesign
oroutstandingintheirtechnicalandartisticinnovations.Whilethisisunderstand-
able,theresulthasbeenthatanumberofmonumentsofgenuineartisticmerithave
goneundiscussed,andevenunillustrated,intheliterature.Butinadditiontothis
disregardofseveralfineexamplesoffuneraryart,thesinglingoutafewmonuments
attheexpenseofthecategpryasawholehasledscholarstoslightsomesignificant
facetsoftheSieneseRenaissance.For,takencollectively,thesetombsmoreaccu-
ratelyreflectbroadartisticandsocialattitudesinRenaissanceSienathananysingle
example,howevergreatitsqualityand&me.Forthisreason,thefollowii^essayis
anattempttopresentthetraceablecorpusofSieneseRenaissancetombmonuments
andtoconsiderthesememorialsnotonlyasindividualworksofartbutaspartsof
alaigerwhole.
Thepresentstudyisdividedintotwosections,thefirstdealingwiththe
Sienese Renaissance tomb slab, the second with freestanding and wall tombs.
Thoughafewsculptorsdidproducemorethanonesepulchraltype,generallyspeak-
ingthereislitdecontinuitybetweenthesebroadcategories.Infact,eachofthese
classesofmonumentspresentsitsownproblemsandinsightsintoSieneseartistic
andsocialideas,andthisinvestigationapproacheseachaccordingly.Thus,though
thereareexceptions,thetombslabistreatedlargelyindevelopmentaltermswhile
thefreestandingandwallmonumentsareconsideredmoreinlightoftheinsights
1 Asusedhere,thetctm'^mbmonument"includesalltombmarketsexceptsmallerinscriptionslabs.This
study,however,willbeconcernedlargelywithfiguredmonuments,whetherintheformoffreestanding
works,walltombsorreliefeffigies.Asithappens,therearenoextantunfiguratcdsarcophagifi-omtheperiod,
andthefewsurvivingtombslabsdecoratedonlywiththesubjects'coats-of-armsaddlittletothetotalpicture.
(N.B.ThefiillcitationsofabbreviatedreferenceswillbefotmdintheBibliogaphybq;lnnii^onpage161.)
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PREFACE
theyofferintoproblemsofSienesepatronage.ThefollowingIntroduction,how-
ever,considerssomeimportantproblemssharedbythegenreoftheSieneseRenais-
sancetombasawhole.
IshouldliketothanktheAmerican PhilosophicalSocietyandthe
NationalEndowmentfortheHumanitiesfortheirfinancialsupportofthisstudy,
theformerintheformofaGrant-in-Aid,thelatterforaTravel-to-CoUectionsGrant.
IshouldalsoliketothankGordonMoranforhishelpincheckingdocumentsin
theSieneseArchives;ProfessorJohnT.Paolettiforhisassistanceonseveraldocu-
mentationquestions;ProfessorsAlexanderP. MacGregpr,Jr. andMichaelAlex-
anderforgenerouslyprovidingtranslationsofinscriptions;ProfessoreEnzoCarlifor
hiskindnessinfecilitatingmyworkintheMuseodell'OperadelDuomoinSiena
andforhisgeneroussharingofinformationonUrbanodaCortona;SirJohnPope-
Heimessyforhishelpfulcommentsonproblemsrelatingtothesamesculptor;and
ProfessorJames Beckforgraciouslyprovidingme withsectionsofhisbookon
JacopodellaQuerciabeforeitspublication.Mythanksarealsoofferedheretothe
KunsthistorischesInstitutinFlorencefortheuseofitsextensivecollections.
March6, 1993
UniversityofIllinoisatChicago
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