from the grotesquerie, a kind of decorative art that was widespread in Florence and the rest of Tuscany, between the 15th and 16th centuries. In the stylistic traits of the figures, then, formal artistic similarities have been recognized with minor artists from the Florence and Pistoia areas, like Gerino Gerini, an imitator in the style of Perugino, and Fra Paolino of Pistoia, a pupil of Fra Bartolomeo, and in particular with the latter for a somehow ostentatious Savonarolian devotionality and the revival of compositional models inspired by the great masters of the Florentine Quattrocento (Ghirlandaio, Pollaiuolo, Verrocchio). Lorenzo Pesci
7 - Hall of the Treasure In the display case on the left 37. Roman production Altar cards first half of the 18th century embossed and gilded silver 38. Roman production Chalice first half of the 19th century embossed and gilded silver 1846 donation of Marchesa Giulietta Corbert to the Church of Santa Margherita 39. roman production Chalice first half of the 18th century embossed and gilded silver 40. tuscan production Cross-reliquary first half of the 16th century bronze, chased, embossed, gilded and silvered copper, Church of San Marco in Cortona
41. roman production Ampullae for holy oils first half of the 17th century silver donation of Bishop Cosimo Minerbetti to the Cathedral (1622-1628) 42. arezzo production Cope first half of the 16th century bronze, chased, embossed, gilded and silvered copper Display case in front 43. local production Thurible 13th century cast bronze Church of Fratta 44. arezzo production Stone mould for Crucifix and earing 8th century stone Church of Farneta 45. tuscan production Processional Cross late 12th century incised, engraved and gilded copper Palazzo Tommasi 46. arezzo production Pyx-chalice first half of the 14th century incised and gilded copper and translucent enamels Church of San Giusto in Fratticiola 47. arezzo production Chalice late 14th-early 15th century incised and gilded copper and translucent enamels Church of Sant’Emiliano in Borgonuovo (bought in 1978) english version