Inscriptions

Inscription #2668, S. Maria Novella 011.3a Cappella di SS. Filippo e Giovanni Evangelista de Filippo Strozzi

Diplomatic Transcription

D: O: M: / SACELLUM . HOC . D . IOANNI . EVANGELISTAE / IAM . PRIDEM . DICATUM . PHILIPPUS . STROZZA / MATTHAEI . FILIUS . SIBI . SUISQUE . ACQUISITUM / ANNO . DOMINI . MCCCCLXXXVI / DD . PHILIPPO . ET . IACOBO . APOSTOLIS . ANTIQUIS . FAMILIAE . PATRONIS . SACRUM / VOLUIT . ET . PHILIPPI . LIPPI . EGREGII / PICTORIS . MANU . ORNANDUM . CURAVIT

Critical Transcription

D(eo) O(ptimo) M(aximo). Sacellum hoc D(ivi) Ioanni Evangelistae iam pridem dicatum Philippus Strozza Matthaei filius sibi suisque acquisitum anno Domini MCCCCLXXXVI. D(ivis) Philippo et Iacobo Apostolis antiquis familiae patronis sacrum voluit et Philippi Lippi egregii pictoris manu ornandum curavit

Regularized Transcription

Deo Optimo Maximo. Sacellum hoc Divi Ioanni Evangelistae iam pridem dicatum Philippus Strozza Matthaei filius sibi suisque acquisitum anno Domini MCCCCLXXXVI. Divis Philippo et Iacobo Apostolis antiquis familiae patronis sacrum voluit et Philippi Lippi egregii pictoris manu ornandum curavit

Translation

To God, the Best and Greatest. Filippo Strozzi, son of Matteo, acquired this chapel, long dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist, for himself and his descendants in the year of Our Lord 1486. He wished it to be dedicated to Saints Philip and James the Apostles, the ancient patron saints of the family, and had it decorated by the hand of the distinguished painter Filipp(ino) Lippi.