Palermo No. 1
Image copyright © Ludovico Gippetto, 2003
Permission received (e-mail 4/12/2003)
Results: 8 records
BBU01: design element - motifs - rope moulding
Scene Description: very stylised
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BU01: design element - patterns - ribbed
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LB01: design element - patterns - fluted
Scene Description: on the upper half of the stem of the base
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LB02: design element - motifs - foliage
Scene Description: on the lower half of the stem of the base
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LB03: design element - motifs - cartouche - bearing inscription
Scene Description: on the lower half of the stem of the base, with the date "1574"
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LB04: animal - reptile - snake
Scene Description: one or two, forming a moulding at the bottom of the pedestal base
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ludovico Gippetto, 2003
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Scene Description: "Wanted" poster for the missing font at www.rcec.net/extroart/wanted/pagine/fonte.htm
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ludovico Gippetto, 2003
Image Source: Ludovico Gippetto [www.rcec.net/extroart/wanted/pagine/fonte.htm]
Copyright Instructions: Permission received (e-mail 4/12/2003)
INFORMATION
Font ID: 07914PAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1574
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(late)
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa di Santa Maria la Nuova [aka La Nova]
Font Location in Church: [stolen in June 1989]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary the Virgin
Church Address: P.za S. Giacomo La Marina, 90133, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy -- Tel.: +39 091 326597
Site Location: Palermo, Sicilia, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located in the centro storico, between La Bucciria and La Cala
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Palermo
Additional Comments: MUST USE: disappeared stolen font -- have permission to repro image
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font dated to 1574 by an inscription on the base; shallow cylindrical basin has stylised version of classical ornamentation: rope motif at the upper basin side, ribbed pattern on underbowl, etc.the base is a cylindrical pedestal with fluting on the upper half and foliage on the lower one; a cartouche on the lower half has the date 1574; at the bottom of the pedestal base are serpent bodies (?) with marked scale pattern. Square lower base with ornamental motif at the angles. The object is made of colured marble. Reported stolen in June 1989 -- report still acitive December 2003 [source: www.rcec.net/extroart/wanted/pagine/fonte.htm] [We are grateful to Ludovico Gipetto for the photograph of this font].
COORDINATES
UTM: 33S 356679 4220287
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 38.119056, 13.365
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 38° 7′ 8.6″ N, 13° 21′ 54″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: cylindrical, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: round
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Location: in a cartouche on the pedestal base
Inscription Text: "1574"
Inscription Source: www.rcec.net/extroart/wanted/pagine/fonte.htm
LID INFORMATION
Date: unknown
Material: wood
Apparatus: no
Notes: flat, appears plain