The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8)

Giorgio Vasari · 1550 (2nd ed. 1568) primary

passage 37 of 162 · (31/137)

↪ you wandered here via “Corpus Domini papal procession” — the connecting lines are tinted below

in brief

The passage continues Giovanni Pisano’s career: Castel Nuovo in Naples for King Charles, facade work at Siena, the high altar table at Arezzo, his collaboration with Germans and Sienese craftsmen, and his later projects in Bologna/Florence/Pistoia/Perugia including tomb-making and admonitions about competent advice.

and marble ornamentation, and as no expense was spared, it was roofed with lead. On the outside of the principle entrance may be read these words, carved in the marble:

"A.D. MCCLXXVIII. tempore Domini Federigi archiepiscopi Pisani, et Domini Terlati potestatis operario Orlando Sardella, Johanne magistro aedificante."

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topics: contracts, oaths, and obligation · counsel and advisers to rulers · painting, sculpture, and the arts

The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) · Giorgio Vasari · 1550–1568