FLORENTINE SCULPTOR based on design by MATTEO NIGETTI
Florence, 1570-1649
Pair of coats of arms of the Falconieri family
gilt and silvered marble, with details in tortoise shell, cm 100x50x10
This important pair of coats of arms was originally part of the altar of the Falconieri chapel, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception and located in the right transept of the Florentine Santissima Annunziata church. It consists of two sculpted marble slabs, each depicting the coats of arms of the patrician family, framed by a rich gilt decoration of typically Florentine late-mannerist style, and superimposed by a silvered crest embellished by decorative strips.
The altar has been realized around 1612, designed by Matteo Nigetti, a Florentine architect who received commissions from the Medici family.
