Memorials

S. Croce 064.2 tomb of Francesco Cigliamochi

Situated In

friary of S. Croce -- chiesa -- right aisle

Rosselli Number	64.0
Memorial Type
Status	extant
Current Repository	in situ
Primary Installation	floor
Secondary Installation	no additional components
Tomb Form	rectangular
Liturgical Orientation	S
Length	3.9
Width	1.64
Documented Types	lapida lastrone
Component Parts	slab
Decorative Elements	a
Material	Carrara marble type of marble quarried in the area around Carrara, Tuscany, Italy (Luna in antiquity), characterized by a fine, compact grain and varies in color from pure white to creamy white, sometimes with a bluish tinge; a favorite stone of sculptors from antiquity to the present, including Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564) Getty ID: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300011576 verde di Prato A soft Italian verd antique from Prato, Italy that is deep olive green with dark green spots and veins of clear green and white. It was first used by the ancient Greeks and Romans and continues to be used in modern times; it was notably used for much of the exterior decoration of the cathedral in Florence. Getty ID: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300011640 pietra forte pietraforte; honey-brown calcareous sandstone quarried in Fiesole and other locations in the vicinity of Florence, where it is used as a building stone. The Ponte Vecchio, Pitti Palace, and Palazzo Vecchio are all pietraforte constructions Getty ID: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300379815 bronze copper-tin alloy; refers to a broad range of alloys of copper, specifically any non-ferrous alloy of copper, tin, and zinc or other trace metals in varying proportions from 70 to 95 percent copper in surviving ancient artifacts. Because of the copper base, bronze may be very malleable and easy to work. By the Middle Ages in Europe, it was recognized that using the metals in certain proportions could yield specific properties. Some modern bronzes contain no tin at all, substituting other metals such as aluminum, manganese, and even zinc. Historically, the term was used interchangeably with "latten." U.S. standard bronze is composed of 90% copper, 7% tin and 3% zinc. Ancient bronze alloys sometimes contained up to 14% tin.
Database ID	11397

Dates

1469
circa 1470 (date is approximate)

Inscriptions (1 total)

1442

• D • S • / FRANCISCO • CILIAMOCO • VIRO / • PRAESTANTISSIMO // OBIIT DIEM SUŪ XV KAL / AVGVSTI MCCCCLXIX

To God the Savior. For Francesco Cigliamochi, a most excellent man. He died on the fifteenth day before the Kalends of August (July 18), 1469

Individuals (2 total)

Cigliamochi, Francesco di Lorenzo di Bernardo di Dino di Geri		July 18th, 1469
Cigliamochi, Francesco di Lorenzo di Bernardo di Dino di Geri		circa 1470 to present

Groups (1 total)

Cigliamochi

circa 1470 to present

Related Memorials (2 total)

S. Croce 036 Cappella del Volto Santo de Cigliamochi	circa 1470 (date is approximate) to 1570
S. Croce 064.1 grave of Dino Cigliamochi	circa 1470 (date is approximate)

Sources (7 total)

AOSC, 46, Sepoltuario del 1596	fol. 142
R. Iacopino, Le lapidi terragne di Santa Croce, II, 1418-1488	pp. 402-3, no. 103
ASF, Manoscritti, 619, Sep. S. Croce 1439	fol. 17v
ASF, Manoscritti, 618, Sep. S. Croce 1596 (copy)	fol. 78
ASF, Manoscritti, 624, Rosselli, Sepoltuario Fiorentino, 1657 (copy)	pp. 297, no. 64
ASF, Manoscritti, 250, Priorista Mariani III	fol. 708v
D. S. Pines, “Tomb Slabs of Santa Croce”, Columbia University	pp. 128-32

Notes

[a] The lower portion of the inscription has worn away, but Stefano Rosselli cites the full inscription, including Francesco's date of death on the fifteenth day before the Kalends of August, or July 18th according to the modern calendar.