Memorials

S. Croce 005b tomb of Antonio, Giovanni, and Simone Corsi

Situated In

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

Rosselli Number	5.0
Memorial Type
Status	extant
Current Repository	in situ
Primary Installation	floor
Secondary Installation	with wall component(s)
Tomb Form	rectangular
Liturgical Orientation	frn
Length	3.96
Width	1.8
Documented Types	sepoltura
Component Parts	slab
Decorative Elements
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 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	32022

Dates

1571

Inscriptions (1 total)

2569

D . O. M. / CVRSII FRATRES IA / COBI FILII ARAM DE / O SACRAVERVNT E SE / PVLCRVM PATRI SIBI / LIBERIS POSTERISQ. / SVIS POSVERVNT / ANNO DOMINI 1571

To God, the best and greatest. The brothers Corsi, sons of Jacopo, consecrated an altar to God and placed a tomb for their parents, themselves, their children, and their descendants in the year of the Lord 1571.

Individuals (9 total)

Corsi, Giovanni di Jacopo di Simone di Jacopo di Simone	January 7th, 1571
Corsi, Antonio di Jacopo di Simone di Jacopo di Simone	1571
Corsi, Giovanni di Jacopo di Simone di Jacopo di Simone	1571
Corsi, Simone (senatore) di Jacopo di Simone di Jacopo di Simone	1571
Corsi, Antonio di Jacopo di Simone di Jacopo di Simone	November 8th, 1586, January 17th, 1587 (one of these:)	a
Corsi, Simone (senatore) di Jacopo di Simone di Jacopo di Simone	March 31st, 1587
Corsi, Giulio di Giovanni di Jacopo di Simone di Jacopo	Maybe 1587 (date is uncertain)	b
Bandini, Settimia di Pierantonio (uxor Jacopo di Giovanni Corsi)	February 1592	c
Corsi, Bardo di Giovanni di Jacopo di Simone di Jacopo	March 1625	d

Groups (1 total)

Corsi

1571 to present

Related Memorials (1 total)

S. Croce 005a Altare de Corsi

1571 to present

Sources (3 total)

Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali	rec. 0900283165
C. Cheli, Le lapidi terragne di Santa Croce III, 1500-1931	pp. 542-543, no. 144
ASF, Manoscritti, 624, Rosselli, Sepoltuario Fiorentino, 1657 (copy)	pp. 273, no. 5

Notes

[a] Cristina Cheli notes that city gravedigger records indicate Antonio's date and place of burial.
[b] According to Carter (63-64), Giulio died in Madrid. After aborting a plan to build a tomb for him there, his body was exhumed and brought back to Florence for burial at Santa Croce.
[c] According to Carter (91n24), the Corsi family spent 620 ducats on Settimia's funeral. Her widower Jacopo would name his daughter born to Laura Corsini in 1598 after her.
[d] According to the Priorista Mariani, Bardo's funeral was lavish (fu sepolto in S. Croce con grand'onore).