Memorials

S. Francesco 18 lastrone di Pietro da Vigliena

Situated In

convento Monte alle Croci -- chiesa di S. Salvatore al Monte -- filare nel mezzo di chiesa

Rosselli Number	18.0
Memorial Type
Status	extant
Current Repository	in situ
Primary Installation	floor
Secondary Installation	no additional components
Tomb Form	rectangular
Liturgical Orientation	frn
Documented Types	lastrone chiusino
Component Parts	slab cover
Decorative Elements	textile-derived motif
Color	white black green purple
Material	black marble porphyry dark purplish-red rock, first quarried in ancient Egypt, containing relatively large crystals in a fine-grained igneous matrix. One of the hardest rocks, it takes a high polish and is valued as a durable sculptor's material and as a decorative architectural material. It is considered the best material for the muller and slab used for grinding artists' colors. Getty ID: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300011232
Database ID	31601

Dates

April 16th, 1531

inscription

Inscriptions (1 total)

2238

HIC VIGLIENA IACET PETRVS MERCATOR IBERVS /
QVI FIDEI ET GENTIS CLARVS HONORE FVIT /
PARCITE VOS LACRYMIS VIRTVS CIRCVMVOLAT URNĀ
VIX AN XXXVIII OB XVI APR MDXXXI

Here lies Peter Vigliena, Iberian merchant, who was famous for his faith and the honor of his nation, refrain from tears, courage hovers around the urn. He lived 38 years. He died on the 16th of April 1531.

Individuals (2 total)

Vigliena, Pietro (Ibero)		1531
Vigliena, Pietro (Ibero)		after April 16, 1531 to present

Groups (1 total)

Vigliena

after April 16, 1531 to present

Sources (3 total)

Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali	rec. 0900298576
ASF, Manoscritti, 624, Rosselli, Sepoltuario Fiorentino, 1657 (copy)	pp. 239, no. 18
ASF, Manoscritti, 628, Sepoltuari da Francesco della Foresta	pp. 872, no. 18