generic term for grave marker found on a wall or ceiling/vault to draw attention to a floor tomb or grave; sometimes called a "formella" in Italian scholarship when referring to a framed stone block
Decorative Elements
arms
the escutcheon, or shield, carries the arms in the heraldic achievement
Alternate Names: coat of arms; heraldry
Getty ID: 300126352
inscription
words, texts, lettering, or symbols carved, inlaid, or painted on a memorial
Alternate Names: monogram
Getty ID: 300028702
bars
2 horizontal bands as opposed to 1 (fess) or a very thin one (barrulet)
Color
blue
azzurro
Material
paint
coating (as opposed to technique or type/function) that is a dispersion of pigment in a liquid binder; applied with a brush, roller, sprayer, or by dipping; dries to form a decorative or protective film
an individual or group holding patronage rights to a memorial or church
Alternate Names: ius patronatus
Getty ID: 300203630
surmised
presumed role based on incomplete evidence; for burials, we know the burial is in this church, we think it is in this tomb; for patronage and other relationships, there is evidence to suggest the connection, but it has not been confirmed
an individual or group holding patronage rights to a memorial or church
Alternate Names: ius patronatus
Getty ID: 300203630
surmised
presumed role based on incomplete evidence; for burials, we know the burial is in this church, we think it is in this tomb; for patronage and other relationships, there is evidence to suggest the connection, but it has not been confirmed
an individual or group holding patronage rights to a memorial or church
Alternate Names: ius patronatus
Getty ID: 300203630
surmised
presumed role based on incomplete evidence; for burials, we know the burial is in this church, we think it is in this tomb; for patronage and other relationships, there is evidence to suggest the connection, but it has not been confirmed
person who receives rights to and responsibility for a memorial through inheritance
Alternate Names: descendant; inheritor
Getty ID: 300258972
surmised
presumed role based on incomplete evidence; for burials, we know the burial is in this church, we think it is in this tomb; for patronage and other relationships, there is evidence to suggest the connection, but it has not been confirmed
[a] As one of the four sons of Filippo Malegonnelle, Donnino almost surely had rights to the tomb dedicated to Filippo's sons.
[b] As one of the four sons of Filippo Malegonnelle, the only one to produce children, Jacopo certainly inherited the tomb, which after two generations passed to a distant cousin.
[c] As one of the four sons of Filippo Malegonnelle, Polito almost surely had rights to the tomb dedicated to Filippo's sons.
[d] As one of the four sons of Filippo Malegonnelle, Polito almost surely had rights to the tomb dedicated to Filippo's sons.
