Pietrasanta No. 1

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08123PIE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1389
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Medieval
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Bonuccio Pardini?
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa di Sant'Agostino [deconsecrated]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Augustine of Hippo
Church Notes: church built by the Augustians in the 14thC; bell tower added 1780; now deconsecrated and used for cultural events
Church Address: Via Sant' Agostino, 1, 55045 Pietrasanta LU, Italy
Site Location: Lucca, Toscana, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SS439, about 12 km S of Massa
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Lucca
Font Notes:
Baptismal font probably made by the Carrara master Bonuccio Pardini in 1389 [source: http://www.toscanamare.com/itinerari/percorsi/carrara.html] [NB: a tabernacle originally from this church, the work of Donato Benti and dated 1528 is now in the church at Cardoso used as baptismal font -- cf. Index entry for Cardoso]]

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 598905 4867897
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.95755, 10.232747
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 57′ 27.18″ N, 10° 13′ 57.89″ E