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Head of the Bishop Tommaso d'Andrea
Gano di Fazio1303 - 1305
Fondazione Musei Senesi
Siena, Italy
The head resembles the Tommaso d'Andrea (bishop in Pistoia, died in 1303) in a very naturalistic attitude, that suggests the possible use of a funeral mask for the sculpture itself. The same portrait could be seen in the large monument devoted to the bishop thanks to his nephews Giacomo and Sozzo di Andrea, who financed the foundation of the church where the head originally was set.
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- Title: Head of the Bishop Tommaso d'Andrea
- Creator Lifespan: documented from 1302 - 1316-1317
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: male
- Date Created: 1303 - 1305
- Physical Location: Casole d'Elsa, Archaeological and Civic Museum and Collegiate Church, Province of Siena
- sculptor: Gano di Fazio
- Place Part Of: Province of Siena
- Physical Dimensions: w61 x h31 x d30 cm
- Artist Biography: Gano di Fazio is considered the founder of the Sienese sculpture school. The funeral monument of the bishop Tommaso d'Andrei in the collegiate church of Casole d'Elsa is his only signed artwork. Unfortunately, there are few documents about his career: he worked in the Siena Cathedral, at Cortona and Massa Marittima. His style, looking at Arnolfo di Cambio and Giovanni Pisano, represents a great attempt towards realism and naturalism in expressing attitude.
- Type: marble
- Rights: Comune di Casole d'Elsa; Curia Arcivescovile di Siena, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Montalcino; Fondazione Musei Senesi, Fondazione Musei Senesi
- External Link: Fondazione Musei Senesi
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