Inscriptions

Inscription #2667, S. Maria Novella 011.3a Cappella di SS. Filippo e Giovanni Evangelista de Filippo Strozzi

Diplomatic Transcription

D.O.M. / AEDICULAM • HANC / PHILIPPO • STROZZIO • BALNEOLI • DUCE / FERDINANDO • EIUS • FRATRE / ET • LAURENTIO • LEONIS • FILIO / CURANTIBUS • INSTAURATAM • AN. MDCCLIII / FERDINANDUS • FORANI • PRINCEPS • ITERUM • EXPOLIVIT / MARMORATO • UNA • REFECTO / QUAQUE • PICTURAM • INSTAURATIO • ILLA • FOEDARAT/ IN • PRISTINUM • DECUS • RESTITUIT • MDCCCLIX

Critical Transcription

D(eo) O(ptimo) M(aximo). Aediculam hanc Philippo Strozzio Balneoli Duce Ferdinando eius fratre et Laurentio Leonis filio curantibus instauratam an(no) MDCCLIII. Ferdinandus Forani princeps iterum expolvit marmorato una refecto quaque picturam instauratio illa foedarat in pristinum decus restituit MDCCCLIX

Regularized Transcription

Deo Optimo Maximo. Aediculam hanc Philippo Strozzio Balneoli Duce Ferdinando eius fratre et Laurentio Leonis filio curantibus instauratam anno MDCCLIII. Ferdinandus Forani princeps iterum expolvit marmorato una refecto quaque picturam instauratio illa foedarat in pristinum decus restituit MDCCCLIX

Translation

To God, the Best and Greatest. This chapel, restored in 1753 under the supervision of Filippo Strozzi, Duke of Bagnolo, his brother Ferdinando, and Lorenzo, son of Leone, was again refurbished by Ferdinando prince of Forano, who restored the marble revetment and returned the painting—which that restoration had disfigured—to its original beauty, 1859.