Monumento Sepolcrale di Agostino Maffri nella Chiesa di S. Maria sopra Minerva
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Title
Monumento Sepolcrale di Agostino Maffri nella Chiesa di S. Maria sopra Minerva
Subject
TABLE LXXXVI
SEPULCHRAL TOMB OF AGOSTINO MAFFRI
In the Santa Maria sopra Minerva Church
SEPULCHRAL TOMB OF AGOSTINO MAFFRI
In the Santa Maria sopra Minerva Church
Description
TAVOLA LXXXVI
This is a vague monument, and makes a fine display in the Church of Saint Maria on top of Minerva, and is located in the chapel which is currently owned by Mr. Duca Grazioli. It is similar to the composition of the majority of monuments created in this period of time, to clarify, and it is particularly remarkable for the simplicity and beauty of its carvings. In the basement there is the epigraph of the deceased and his coat of arms on the sides, consisting of a resurgent and prancing deer, which symbolizes caution. Two pillars exquisitely decorated with foliage on a capitellum and ending with the composite style support an entablature frieze in which deer being chased by hounds with leashes flying from around their necks can be seen. On the interpillar is an urn, on top of which is a statue depicting the image of those who have been laid to rest there. Above is the image of the Mother of angels, taking the divine cherub to the breast, and on the sides two winged spirits can be seen supporting the frame where the above mentioned effigy is placed, and at the bottom, there is a hanging ending with a rich fringe indented with large flakes between each dent; decorations are carried out in a nice fresco, while the image of the Virgin Mary is carved in marble, as is the rest of the monument. The person for which this important tomb was erected is Agostino Maffei, the Roman court officer who received a great deal of praise. In addition, he was a man who loved literature and the fine arts, though the most important thing was that he was a very pious and virtuous Christian.
This is a vague monument, and makes a fine display in the Church of Saint Maria on top of Minerva, and is located in the chapel which is currently owned by Mr. Duca Grazioli. It is similar to the composition of the majority of monuments created in this period of time, to clarify, and it is particularly remarkable for the simplicity and beauty of its carvings. In the basement there is the epigraph of the deceased and his coat of arms on the sides, consisting of a resurgent and prancing deer, which symbolizes caution. Two pillars exquisitely decorated with foliage on a capitellum and ending with the composite style support an entablature frieze in which deer being chased by hounds with leashes flying from around their necks can be seen. On the interpillar is an urn, on top of which is a statue depicting the image of those who have been laid to rest there. Above is the image of the Mother of angels, taking the divine cherub to the breast, and on the sides two winged spirits can be seen supporting the frame where the above mentioned effigy is placed, and at the bottom, there is a hanging ending with a rich fringe indented with large flakes between each dent; decorations are carried out in a nice fresco, while the image of the Virgin Mary is carved in marble, as is the rest of the monument. The person for which this important tomb was erected is Agostino Maffei, the Roman court officer who received a great deal of praise. In addition, he was a man who loved literature and the fine arts, though the most important thing was that he was a very pious and virtuous Christian.
Creator
Drawn by Francesco M. Tosi
Publisher
Presso l'Editore Proprietario
Date
15th and 16th Sculpture
Contributor
Unknown Donor
Rights
Geneseo Foundation
Relation
Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 5
Format
20 x 16
Language
Italian
Type
Print
Identifier
Italian Monuments in Rome created during the 15th and 16th Century
Coverage
Prints were made circa 1835 to 1860
Files
Citation
Drawn by Francesco M. Tosi
, “Monumento Sepolcrale di Agostino Maffri nella Chiesa di S. Maria sopra Minerva,” LLB Galleries, accessed December 23, 2024, https://artgalleries.milne-library.org/items/show/318.