Niccolini Chapel, Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence: interior elevation, showing the chapel's decoration
Architect/Designer | Dosio, Giovanni Antonio (1533-ca.1609) |
| Francavilla, Pietro (1548-1615) |
| Volterrano (1611-1690) |
Artist/Photographer | Pinsent, Cecil Ross (1884-1963) |
Country | Italy |
City | Florence |
Subject Date | 1660 |
Image Date | 1906 |
View | Interior |
Style | Renaissance |
Medium | Drawing |
Library Reference | PB318/18(3) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Tombs ; Stone ; Chapels ; Frescoes ; Churches ; Marble ; Sculpture |
NOTES: The chapel was begun in 1570 by the architect Giovanni Antonio Dosio, while the frescoes were executed around a century later by by the artist known as 'Volterrano'. The sculptures of Aaran and Moses were created by the Italian Mannerist sculptor Pietro Francavilla.
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