Arms of Gianfigliazzi Impaling Adimari

ca. 1525

Not on view

The arms are those of Gianfigliazzi (a blue lion on a gold ground) impaling Adimari (gold over blue in equal parts), for Borgianni di Gherardo Gianfigliazzi and Caterina di Piero Adimari, who were married in Florence in 1509. Large, colored, weather-proof sculptural armorial compositions such as this were fixed onto the exterior or courtyard wall of the owner's house.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Arms of Gianfigliazzi Impaling Adimari
Maker: School of the della Robbia
Date: ca. 1525
Culture: Italian, Florence
Medium: Glazed terracotta
Dimensions: Overall (mounted to backing board, wt. estimated): 72 × 72 × 12 in., 800 lb. (182.9 × 182.9 × 30.5 cm, 362.9 kg)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Object Number: 18.70.27
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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