Pietrasanta No. 5
INFORMATION
Font ID: 08129PIE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(early)
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Donato Benti
Church / Chapel Name: Oratorio di S. Giacinto
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Address: Via G. Garibaldi, 10, 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:
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Described in http://www.toscanamare.com/itinerari/percorsi/carrara.html as the basin of the baptismal font, ornamented with a marine frieze; the work of the Carrara master Donato Benti. One of several fonts in this area of Italy in which the 'rim-buffet' atop the basin is made chiefly of stone and where the decoration is concentrated.
COORDINATES
UTM: 32T 598846 4867815
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 43.95682, 10.23199
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 43° 57′ 24.55″ N, 10° 13′ 55.16″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
LID INFORMATION
Notes: rim-buffet [cf. FontNotes]