Il tabernacolo della Madonna d'Orsanmichele, lavoro insigne di Andrea Orcagna e altre sculture di eccellenti maestri le quali adornano la loggia e la chiesa predetta

Title

Il tabernacolo della Madonna d'Orsanmichele, lavoro insigne di Andrea Orcagna e altre sculture di eccellenti maestri le quali adornano la loggia e la chiesa predetta

Description

The volume consists of the engravings of all the statues in the niches of Orsanmichele church and of the tabernacle made by Orcagna preserved inside. All the works of art are also described by short introductions that are mainly based on Vasari’s and Cicognara’s studies, with some additional historical information about the the Guilds that commissioned the statues and the statues themselves that in some cases have been replaced by the current ones.

Date

1851

Publisher

Impresso in Prato coi tipi di D. Passigli

Type

Monograph

Language

Italian