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Memorials

S. Spirito cloister 079 tomb of Lorenzo di Vanni Torrigiani

Situated In

S. Spirito -- chiostro -- 2. north walk, side of Via Maffia -- N row 1

Rosselli Number	79.0
Memorial Type
Status	extant
Current Repository	in situ
Primary Installation	floor
Secondary Installation	frn
Tomb Form	rectangular
Liturgical Orientation	N
Documented Types	arme monumento
Component Parts	a slab b
Decorative Elements	c shield shield-like motif, with a form combining oval and triangular elements, typically having three sides, often rounded, with the form being wider at the top and tapering to a point at the bottom; often elaborated with strap-work, scrolls, and mantling Alternate Names: shield of arms Getty ID: 300247394
Color
Material	marble 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 Alternate Names: paint (coating) Getty ID: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300015029
Database ID	30171

Dates

1300s

Individuals (1 total)

Torrigiani, Lorenzo di Vanni di Torrigiano

circa 1300s (date is approximate) to present

Groups (1 total)

circa 1300s (date is approximate) to present

Sources (3 total)

ASF, Manoscritti, 624, Rosselli, Sepoltuario Fiorentino, 1657 (copy)	pp. 28
ASF, Manoscritti, 519, Carte Mariani Dei	vol. 519/IV, ins. 23 (Torrigiani), fol. 3
ASF, Manoscritti, 253, Priorista Mariani VI	fol. 1419v

Notes

[a] The marker for Lorenzo's tomb is embedded in the wall of the cloister.
[b] Lorenzo's slab is now lost, but it was formerly in the cloister pavement beneath his marker.
[c] fines and seed pods, pinecones, or flower buds