Capranica
Results: 8 records
B01: design element - motifs - groove - vertical
BU01: design element - patterns - ribbed
BU02: design element - motifs - floral
LB01: design element - motifs - floral
Scene Description: on the stem of the base
LB02: design element - motifs - scroll - 3
Scene Description: one at each angle of the triangular lower base
LB03: coat of arms - Archbishop Orazio Moroni
Scene Description: a/p identification in source [http://www.encyclocapranica.it/Arte/Fonte.htm]
LB04: inscription
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INFORMATION
FontID: 08121CAP
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Chiesa di S. Giovanni
Church Patron Saints: St. John
Country Name: Italy
Location: Viterbo, Lazio
Directions to Site: Located 19 km SSE of Viterbo capital
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, W end, left side
Date: 1586
Century and Period: 16th century(late)
Font Notes:
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Described and illustrated in the EncycloCapranica [http://www.encyclocapranica.it/Arte/Fonte.htm] as a baptismal font in white marble of unknown authorship; the basin is oval in general shape, with narrow vertical sides ornamented with a row of grooves between two mouldings; the underbowl has pronounced ribbed pattern; the stem of the base is a pedestal of the baluster type; the lower base is triangular with scroll motifs at the angles. The font cover is ornamented with a scene of the Baptism of Christ; it is made of bronze and dated 1971. The above source identifies the coat-of-arms of archbishop Orazio Moroni on the lower base and provides the text for the inscription located there which identifies the donor and the date of the font, 1586.
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble (white)
Number of Pieces: three?
Font Shape: oval (mounted)
Basin Exterior Shape: oval
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Notes: a/p transcription in the source
Inscription Location: on the lower base
Inscription Text: "Avtoritate / B.mi ?D?Or?I?Moroni / Epi / Svtrini -- Svmptibvs / Parochiano B / A?D?1586"
Inscription Source: http://www.encyclocapranica.it/Arte/Fonte.htm
LID INFORMATION
Date: 1971
Material: metal, bronze
Apparatus: no
Notes: [cf. Font notes]