Search	The Work of Impruneta, Il Tesoro di Santa Maria :: Cushion Tuscan Manifacture, 15th century, before 1477 :: The discovery of the sacred image of the Virgin Florentine Sculptor, Mid 15th century :: Altar trappings composed of four candleholders and a cross bearer with a cross Florentine Workshop, Before 1632 :: Antiphonary (previously called Vesperal 6) Antonio di Girolamo di Ugolino, 1538-1539. :: 1. Gradual (previously called Antiphonary I) Lippo di Benivieni, 1315-1320 ca. :: Basin and jug Tuscan Manifacture, Datable as 1711 :: Pyx Tuscan Manifacture, 16th century :: Processional cross Lorenzo Ghiberti, 1425 ca. :: Reliquary of St. Sixtus Simone Pignoni, Dated 1614 :: Pyx Cosimo Merlini, 1637 :: Pair of votive vases Tuscan Manifacture, Second quarter of the 17th century, datable as 1633 :: Pax Antonio di Salvi, 1515 :: Little cape - image cover in canvas Tuscan Manifacture, 1568 :: Chasuble Tuscan Manifacture, Early 18th century :: Series of two tunicles Tuscan Manifacture, 17th century	.:. works .:. artists Processional cross 1425 ca. Lorenzo Ghiberti Impruneta, The Treasure of Santa Maria Embossed and engraved silver; partly gilded and enamelled; 47,5 x 30cm Source: Basilica of Santa Maria at Impruneta   The cross is partially carried out in gilded silver plate and surrounded by a double frame in relief. The pre-cast figure of Christ can be seen in the centre. The surface of the arms of the cross is embossed with elegant phytomorphic motifs, while the top, bottom and sides have polylobate ends, with a similar polylobate decoration repeated at the height of the feet of Christ. The decorative panels, formerly enamelled, contain, on the front: the Virgin Mary and St. John the Evangelist on either side of Christ, with God the Father giving his benediction at the top and St. Zanobius the Bishop below; on the reverse, the Madonna and Child surrounded by portraits of the Evangelists accompanied by their respective symbols; St. Luke is on the left, St. Mark on the right, St. John at the top. The fourth Evangelist, St. Matthew, who occupied the wider part, has been lost, as also the image in the lower panel. The presence of St. Zanobius, founder of the Florentine church, among the enamels undoubtedly links the object to this area.The images of the Madonna and Child, placed in a central position on the reverse of the cross, suggests that it was carried out for a church dedicated to the Virgin, perhaps the Basilica of Santa Maria at Impruneta itself, or even the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, also closely linked to the worship of the saintly Bishop Zanobius, whose body is preserved there. More recent critics have now accepted its attribution to Lorenzo Ghiberti, already advanced in 1937 by Krautheimer, who compared the cross at Impruneta with the Crucifixion in the panel on the North Door of the Florentine Baptistery.On the basis of a stylistic comparison with the reliefs on the door mentioned above, the cross is thought to have been carried out between 1420 and 1425 and was probably a prototype for a group of similar crosses that can be found in the Pistoia area, which although carried out in series were also inspired by the style of Ghiberti. back print
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