Inscriptions

Inscription #1798, S. Croce 003c tomb of Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1570

Diplomatic Transcription

MICHAELI ANGELO BONAROTIO / E VETUSTA SIMONIORVM FAMILIA / SCVLPTORI PICTORI ET ARCHITECTO / FAMA OMNIBVS NOTISSIMO / LEONARDVS PATRVO AMANTISS. ET DE SE OPTIME MERITO / TRANSLATIS ROMA EIVS OSSIBVS ATQVE IN HOC TEMPLO MAIOR / SVOR SEPVLCRO CONDITIS COHORTANTE SERENISS. COSMO MED. / MAGNO HETRURIAE DVCE P. C. / ANN. SAL. M. D. LXX. / VIXIT ANN. LXXXVIII. M. XI. D. XV

Critical Transcription

Michaeli Angelo Bonarotio e vetusta Simoniorum familia sculptori pictori et architecto fama omnibus notissimo Leonardus Patruo amantiss(imo) et de se optime merito translatis Roma eius ossibus atque in hoc templo maior(e) suor(um) sepulcro conditis cohortante sereniss(imo) Cosmo Medico Magno Hetruri(a)e Duce p(onendum) c(uravit) Ann(o) Sal(utis) MDLXX. Vixit Ann(os) LXXXVIII M(enses) XI D(ies) XV

Regularized Transcription

Michaeli Angelo Bonarotio e vetusta Simoniorum familia sculptori pictori et architecto fama omnibus notissimo Leonardus patruo amantissimo et de se optime merito translatis Roma eius ossibus atque in hoc templo maiore suorum sepulcro conditis cohortante serenissimo Cosmo Medico Magno Hetruriae Duce ponendum curavit anno salutis MDLXX. Vixit annos LXXXVIII menses XI dies XV

Translation

For Michelangelo Buonarotti, from the ancient family of the Simoni, sculptor, painter, and architect with fame, most noted to all, Leonardo, for his most beloved paternal uncle, and according to his great merit, with his bones translated to this great temple and placed in the tomb of his family with the encouragement of the most serene Cosimo de' Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany, he took care that this tomb be placed in the year of salvation 1570. He lived 88 years, 11 months, 15 days.