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Sketch Model for the Monument of Cardinal Niccolo Forteguerri
English: Model for the Monument of Cardinal Niccolo Fortegueri

About 1476;
Andrea della Verrocchio;
Italy, probably Florence

In 1476 the commune of Pistoia commissioned the Florentine sculptor Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-1488) to make a marble monument for Pistoia Cathedral. It was to commemorate Cardinal Niccolo Forteguerri (1419-1473). This terracotta is probably the documented model that formed the basis for the commission.

The terracotta shows the figure of Christ in a mandorla (an almond shape) supported by four flying angels. Beneath is a figure representing Charity. Below Faith holds a chalice. She moves towards the Cardinal, who is shown kneeling on a sarcophagus, with the figure of Hope to the right. The lower part has been repaired. There are areas of pigmented stucco (such as the heads of Hope and the Cardinal) and red wax (including the Cardinal�s hands).

The upper part of the existing marble monument in Pistoia Cathedral varies in detail from the model. Verrocchio worked with his assistants on the monument but did not complete it before he left for Venice in 1483. It was not erected until 1514, long after his death. In 1753 it was moved and modified. At this time a bust replaced the figure of the kneeling cardinal, which is now in the Museo Civico, Pistoia. Terracotta models of this early date are extremely rare. Terracotta models are known as bozzetti in Italian.

Collection ID: 7599-1861

This photo was taken as part of Britain Loves Wikipedia in February 2010 by David Jackson.

Date Photographed in February 2010
Source Originally uploaded at http://www.britainloveswikipedia.org/
Author David Jackson

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