Memorials

S. Croce 174 effigy tomb of Giovanni di Amerigo Benci

Situated In

complesso di S. Croce -- basilica di S. Croce -- transetto -- braccio sinistro

Rosselli Number	174.0
Memorial Type
Status	extant
Current Repository	in situ
Primary Installation	floor
Secondary Installation	frn
Tomb Form	rectangular
Liturgical Orientation	W
Length	2.54
Width	1.35
Documented Types	sepoltura lapida
Component Parts	slab border Ornamental areas of distinct pattern, material, color, or shape around the edge or boundary of something. With regard specifically to tapestries, refers to the areas around the central field outside the inner guard and within the guard that edges the outer sides of the tapestry. For the narrow surfaces showing the 'thickness' or smallest dimension of thin, flat objects, as distinguished from the broad surfaces, see "edges (object components)." relief sculpture
Decorative Elements	effigy
Material	marble
Database ID	13182

Dates

1455	inscription

Inscriptions (1 total)

910

Sep(ulcrum) Joannis Amerigi Bencii Mercatoris insignis filii patern(a)e pietatis memores faciendu(m) curarunt vix(it) annos LXV. menses sex. dies octo

The tomb of Giovanni, son of Amerigo of the Benci family, notable merchant, his sons, mindful of paternal piety, took care that it be made. He lived 65 years 6 months 8 days.

Individuals (2 total)

Benci, Giovanni di Amerigo di Simone di S. Donato		1455	a
Benci, Giovanni di Amerigo di Simone di S. Donato			b

Groups (1 total)

Benci

Related Memorials (2 total)

S. Croce 019 Cappella della Santa Cecilia e tutte le Vergini:	1455 c
S. Croce 175 Francesco di Francesco Berlinghieri:

Sources (7 total)

R. Iacopino, Le lapidi terragne di Santa Croce, II, 1418-1488	pp. 368-71
ASF, Manoscritti, 619, Sep. S. Croce 1439	fol. 14v
ASF, Manoscritti, 249, Priorista Mariani II	fol. 377v
ASF, Manoscritti, 624, Rosselli, Sepoltuario Fiorentino, 1657 (copy)	pp. 320
ASF, Manoscritti, 618, Sep. S. Croce 1596 (copy)	fol. 63
Pines, Doralynn Schlossman, “The Tomb Slabs of Santa Croce: A New Sepoltuario”, Columbia University	pp. 390-95
E. Giurescu, Trecento Family Chapels	pp. 50

Notes

[a] inscription names him
[b] According to Weddle (134), though he had declared intention to be buried in his tomb at foot of Le Murate's main altar, convent's chronicle and burial records confirm that he was buried instead in north transept of S. Croce under the tomb slab with effigy installed there.
[c] Giovanni d'Amerigo Benci buried in his tomb at foot of chapel