Nicosia

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angel - cherub - 4

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symbol - shield - coat of arms - 4

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inscription

Scene Description: on the shields
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Old Testament - Genesis from the creation to the expulsion from paradise, and later years of Adam and Eve - Temptation and Fall - Adam and Eve

Scene Description: Source caption: "Fonte battesimale di Antonello Gagini, Nicosia. Prima metà del XVI secolo"
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angel - cherub - 4

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Davide Mauro, 2022
Image Source: digital photograph 11 March 2022 by Davide Mauro [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fonte_battesimale_di_Antonello_Gagini,_Nicosia.jpg] [accessed 26 July 2023]
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 07920NIC
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(early?)
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Antonello Gagini / heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Cattedrale di S. Nicolò
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Nicholas of Bari
Church Address: Largo Duomo 11, Nicosia, Sicily
Site Location: Enna, Sicilia, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the Sp18, 22-23 km NNE of Enna capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Nicosia
Font Notes:
Magnificent figural baptismal font by Antonello Gagini ornamented with The Tempation and Fall, etc. [source: http://www.cormorano.net/nicosia/cultura/monum1.htm]

COORDINATES

Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 37.747684, 14.398204
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 37° 44′ 51.66″ N, 14° 23′ 53.53″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, marble
Font Shape: round, mounted
Basin Exterior Shape: round

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Location: on the shields of the basin