Geri, Gaetano (Florence, documented 1726-1767) Likewise many other Florentine goldsmiths and silversmiths, also Gaetano Geri was commissioned works by clients from other towns. In the 1730’s he executed many works in Arezzo, which then got lost, among which the candlestick for the main altar of the cathedral (1737). In 1759 he was one of the masters who undersigned the document of the Guild which stated that goldsmiths and silversmiths would not be allowed to hold, more than once, the office of quality control inspector, stamper or the one who tared the gold and silver. Active, beginning from 1761, in a workshop of Borgo San Jacopo (a street in Florence), his last known work is dated 1763. Gilding A technique used to apply gold on various supports such as wood, parchment, leather, paper, walls, etc. The gold can be applied in leaves or in dust, according to different procedures; for gilding metal surfaces, similarly to the silvering technique, one begins with an amalgam: an alloy of pure gold, or silver, and mercury that, when spread on a suitably prepared and heated metal, causes the mercury to evaporate and the precious metal to adhere to the support. Glazing Also called “ceramic glaze”: vitreous finishing See Enamel. museo d’arte sacra di montespertoli
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Hall In Christian architecture, it indicates a single nave church. (Hand) bell A small portable bell with a handle that is used as a signal during celebration of the mass. Holy water pot A small receptacle that contains holy water. It is used together with the aspergillum, which is the implement, in the form of a hollow perforated spherule with an internal sponge and handle, with which the water is sprinkled. Immaculate Conception The subject refers to Mary’s conception in her mother’s womb. Chosen for Christ’s incarnation Mary had to be utterly pure, namely immaculate, without the stain of original sin. This theme, which was the subject of many theological disputations in the 12th and 13th centuries, was definitively made legitimate by the papacy in 1854. It appeared in sacred art only around the 16th century: at first the theme spread as a disputation, then it imposed itself through the image of the standing Virgin who crushes underfoot a serpent or a dragon, the symbols of Satan. Incense-boat It holds the incense that is eventually placed on the burning coals of the thurible, by means of a small metal spoon. Intaglio Technique of working by removing a part of the material. Wood, marble, ivory etc. are carved by using metal