Palermo No. 1

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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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view of font

Scene Description: "Wanted" poster for the missing font at www.rcec.net/extroart/wanted/pagine/fonte.htm

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view of font

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Ludovico Gippetto, 2003

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INFORMATION

FontID: 07914PAL
Church/Chapel: Chiesa di Santa Maria la Nuova
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Country Name: Italy
Location: Palermo, Sicilia
Font Location in Church: [stolen in June 1989]
Date: 1574
Century and Period: 16th century(late),
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].

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