Cardoso

INFORMATION

Font ID: 08130CAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1528
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century(early)
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Donato Benti
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa parrocchiale di S. Genesio Martire a Cardoso [orig. a tabernacle from Sant'Agostino, Pietrasanta]
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Genesius of Arles [aka Genès, Geniès. Gennis, Gennys]
Church Notes: church documented 1217
Church Address: Via Chiesa di San Genesio, 55027 Cardoso, LU, Italy
Site Location: Lucca, Toscana, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the SP37, about 30 km N of Lucca capital
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Lucca
Additional Comments: recycled font: originally a tabernacle in one church; later recycled as baptismal font in another
Font Notes:
Described in http://www.toscanamare.com/itinerari/percorsi/carrara.html : originally designed and built by Donato Benti in 1528 as a tabernacle for the Chiesa di Sant' Agostino in Pietrasanta; it was later removed to the parish church at Cardoso where it was recycled for use as baptismal font.

COORDINATES

UTM: 32T 618607 4875770
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 44.0255, 10.48
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 44° 1′ 31.8″ N, 10° 28′ 48″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone