Memorials

S. Francesco 19 lastrone di Francesca Ricasoli Bini 1520

Rosselli Number	19.0
Memorial Type
Status	extant
Current Repository	in situ
Primary Installation	floor
Secondary Installation	no additional components
Tomb Form	rectangular
Liturgical Orientation	frn
Length	134.0
Width	323.0
Documented Types	chiusino lastrone
Component Parts	slab cover frame roundel
Decorative Elements	bone 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 a
Material	black marble
Database ID	30875

July 7th, 1520

inscription

FRANCISCAE ARRIC /
ASOLAE VXORI CAST /
ISSIMAE NICOLAVS
BINVS SIBI POSTERIS
Q OMNIBVS SEPVLC /
RVM HOC DICAVIT /
NONIS IVLII
MDXX

For Francesca Ricasoli most virtuous wife, Niccolò Bini dedicated this tomb, and for himself and his all his descendants on the nones of July 1520

Bini, Niccolò		July 7th, 1520
Ricasoli, Francesca (uxor Niccolò Bini)		July 7th, 1520 (year is approximate)
Bini, Niccolò		July 7th, 1520 to present
Ricasoli, Francesca (uxor Niccolò Bini)		July 7th, 1520 to present

Bini		July 7th, 1520 to present
Ricasoli		July 7th, 1520 to present

Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali	rec. 0900298575
ASF, Manoscritti, 624, Rosselli, Sepoltuario Fiorentino, 1657 (copy)	pp. 240, no. 19
ASF, Manoscritti, 628, Sepoltuari da Francesco della Foresta	pp. 872, no. 19

[a] Surprisingly, the tomb's coat of arms puts the wife's family on the left (dexter) side. The patron, Niccolò Bini, may have made this choice because the Ricasoli were of higher status than the Bini, or because he installed the tomb at the time of her death. Whatever the reason, putting the woman's arms in the pride of place is extraordinary and unusal.