Villaurbana / Biddobrana
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B01: New Testament - Virgin Mary - Madonna with Christ-child?
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B02: design element - motifs - cartouche
Scene Description: contains inscription
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B03: inscription
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B04: New Testament - Public life of Christ - baptism of Christ - in the Jordan
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view of font and cover
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Scene Description: The font appears before the chancel arch, to the left (north side) of the altar
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 09797VIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1575
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa Parrocchiale di S. Margherita a Villaurbana
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, E end, N side, to the left of the altar
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Margaret of Antioch [aka Margaret the Virgin, Marina]
Church Notes: present church was an early-18thC rebuilding of a previous one of which the font survived
Church Address: Via S. Margherita, 18 – 09080 Villaurbana (OR), Italy
Site Location: Oristano, Sardegna, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the Sp35, 15-20 km E of Oristano, in the centre-west region of Sardinia
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Oristano
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin raised on a quadrangular pedestal base; it appears made of marble; the front of the basin is decorated with a cartouche containg an inscription with the date 1575 and the name of a "Iacobus Busquets", probably a Catalan name; to the left of the cartouche, a standing female female figure holding a child, probably a Madonna and Child; to the right of the cartouche, a simplified scene of the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan: John, the figure on the right, pours water over Christ's head; very simple mouldings decorate the top and bottom of the basin sides, as well as parts of the pedestal base. The font cover is flat and fairly plain, made of wood with a small Latin cross finial. [The font is illustrated in the parish web site at www.villaurbana.net/parrocchia]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Montserrat Estela, of Barcelona, Spain, for bringing this font to our attention
COORDINATES
UTM: 32S 480951 4415183
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 39.886496, 8.777203
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 39° 53′ 11.39″ N, 8° 46′ 37.93″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, marble?
Number of Pieces: two?
Font Shape: hemispheric, mounted
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
INSCRIPTION
Inscription Language: Latin
Inscription Location: on the front side of the basin
Inscription Text: "IACOBVS BVSQVETS / REPTOR HVIVS / VILLE MDLXXV"
Inscription Source: Photograph of font
LID INFORMATION
Date: modern
Material: wood
Apparatus: no