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B01: angel - cherub - 4

Image Source: Gentili (2000: fig. 4 on p. 39)

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B02: design element - motifs - garland

Image Source: Gentili (2000: fig. 4 on p. 39)

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LB01: animal - mammal - bull - 4

Scene Description: at 90-degree angles; standing young bulls

Image Source: Gentili (2000: fig. 4 on p. 39)

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LID01: Christ - standing - armas raised

Scene Description: as finial

Image Source: Gentili (2000: fig. 5 on p. 40)

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LID02: Apostle or saint - St. John the Baptist

Scene Description: on the front side, just below Christ

Image Source: Gentili (2000: fig. 6 on p. 41)

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LID03: virtues and vices - theological virtues - Hope (Spes) - holding anchor

Scene Description: to the right of John the Baptist

Image Source: Gentili (2000: fig. 7 on p. 42)

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LID04: virtues and vices - theological virtues - Faith (Fides)

Scene Description: to the right of Hope, in the back of the cover

Image Source: Gentili (2000: fig. 8 on p. 43)

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LID05: virtues and vices - theological virtues - Charity (Caritas, Love, Agape)

Scene Description: to the left of John the Baptist (and the right of Faith)

Image Source: Gentili (200: fig. 9 on p. 44)

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LID06: Apostle or saint - St. John the Baptist - preaching

Scene Description: on one of the side panels of the lid

Image Source: Gentili (2000: fig. 10 on p. 47)

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LID07: Old Testament - Naaman's leprosy (2 Kings 5) - Naaman comes to the Jordan, dips himself seven times and is cured

Scene Description: 2 Kings 5 - on one of the side panels of the lid

Image Source: Gentili (2000: fig. 11 on p. 48)

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LID08: New Testament - public life of Christ - baptism of Christ

Scene Description: on one of the vertical panels of the font cover

Image Source: Gentili (2000: fig. 12 on p. 49)

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LID09: New Testament - John 9:7 - Pool of Siloam

Scene Description: John 9: 7 -- on one of the panels of the lid

Image Source: Gentili (2000: fig. 13 on p. 50)

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Image Source: Gentili (2000: fig. 14 on p. 61)

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INFORMATION

FontID: 08046OSI

Church/Chapel: Duomo di Santa Tecla, Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista

Church Patron Saints: St. Thecla [aka Tecla, Thekla, Thékla], St. John the Baptist

Country Name: Italy

Location: Ancona, Marche

Directions to Site: Located 15 km S of Ancona capital

Font Location in Church: Inside the church, in the centre of the chapel called "Chiesa del Battista"

Date: 1629

Century and Period: 17th century(early),

Workshop/Group/Artisan: Pierpaolo & Tarquinio Jiacometti di Recanati

Church Notes: According to Gentili (2001: 36) the baptistery was originally a "sacello" [Latin=sacellum], or little sacred enclosure, 18 m from the SE salient of the Chgeisa Cattedrale di Santa Tecla. It was replaced in the late 16th century by the present Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista.

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Described and illustrated in Gentili (2001: 38-46 and figs. 4-17) as a magnificent bronze baptismal font made by the brothers Pierpaolo and Tarquinio Jiacometti di Recanati in 1629; the round basin is mounted on four standing young bulls laid out in cruciform manner; the sides of the basin are ornamented with cherubs and garlands. Tall cylindrical cover topped by a hemispherical dome and a finial consisting of a statue of Christ with raised arms; there are four large statues on the vertical sides of the cover, each exactly above one of the bullocks of the base [L-->R]: 1)John the Baptist, just below Christ, on the front; 2)Hope, the theological virtue; Faith, the theological virtue; Charity, the theological virtue; the panels of the sides of the cover are ornamented with scenes: 1)preaching by the Baptist; 2)miraculous cure of the Syrian Naaman (2 Kings 5); 3)baptism of Christ; 4)pool of Siloam (John 9: 7). The side of the shallow basin are decorated with garlands and with cherub heads at 90-degree angles; coinciding with the cherubs are four large bulls facing out and standing on a lower base.

COORDINATES

UTM: 33T 377352 4815608

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: metal, bronze

Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: round

Diameter (includes rim): 371 cm

Font Height (with Plinth): 350 cm [with cover]

Notes on Measurements: Gentili (2001: 38)

LID INFORMATION

Date: 1629

Material: metal, bronze

Apparatus: no

Notes: [cf. Font notes for details]

REFERENCES

Gentili, Gino Vinicio, Il Duomo di Osimo, Osimo, Ancona: Fondazione "Don Carlo", 2001