Bishop Leonardo Salutati - Springfield, MA - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

A placard at the Museum indicates that this is a plaster cast by Oronzio Lelli of the original marble by Mino de Giovanni in 1466.

This website (visit link) informs us about the original:

"This monument commemorates Leonardo Salutati, who was Bishop of Fiesole, the small city on the outskirts of Florence. The base supporting the bust is carved with the Salutati coat of arms, and signed 'OPVS MINI' (the work of Mino). An inscription on the sarcophagus (not part of the plaster cast), also inscribed in Latin, identifies the monument. This can be translated as: 'The bones of Leonardo Salutati, civil and papal legate and bishop of Fiesole, while still living, erected (this monument) to himself. Farewell reader, and help me with your prayers. 1466'."

Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic Statue Location: George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum in Springfield, MA. Entrance Fee: 10 Artist: Mino de Giovanni Website: [Web Link]

Visit Instructions:
Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.

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Date Logged Log   06/26/2010 Metro2 visited it