Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 109
Fig. 36.—Acanthus from Sarcophagus of Mae-suppiNi, Saxta Croce, Florence. variety of relief as all the other motives of their carvedornament (Fig. 36). Two of the most notable examplesof the acanthus appear on sarcophagi of tombs. Thefirst (Fig. 36) decorates the tomb of Marsuppini in 61 A HISTORY… … Fig. 37.—Acanthus from Tomb of Piero di Medici, SakLorenzo, Florence. the church of Santa Croce at Florence, by Desiderio daSettignano; it dates from about 1456. The second forms a part of the bronzeenrichments of the tomb ofPiero di Medici in the OldSacristy of San Lorenzoin the same city (Fig.…
Decoration and ornament
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