Carona / Caruna

INFORMATION

Font ID: 00920CAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 15th century, Late Medieval
Cognate Fonts: Castiglione Olona and Bragora (Venice)
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa di S.Giovanni Battista a Carona
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Notes: 15thC church consecrated 1450
Church Address: Via Papa Giovanni XXIII, 4, 24010 Carona BG, Italy -- Tel.: +39 0345 77093
Site Location: Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) road SP2, 35 km N of Bergamo, 80 km NE of Milan
Font Notes:
St.George is shown slaying the Dragon; also a putto.

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 560839 5096791
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.02199, 9.78602
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 1′ 19.16″ N, 9° 47′ 9.67″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, type unknown

REFERENCES

  • Pulin, Carol, "Early Renaissance Sculpture and Architecture at Castiglione Olona in Northern Italy and the Patronage of a Humanist, Cardinal Branda Castiglione", 1984, p. 269-276