12-06-2019, 06:36 PM
15th Century sun and moon with faces:
It's a graffito from the kitchen of the Palazzo Davanzati in Florence. Sorry, it's a terrible photo, I only had a moment to snap it in bad light without a flash. But the drawing itself is fairly degraded too - it's right next to the kitchen fireplace.
The various graffiti in the room appear to be mid to late 15th Century. On the wall opposite is a clearly dated one - 1494 - maybe written by a tax collector (tax collectors were inhabiting the rooms during that period). On the adjacent wall is a record of the Pazzi conspiracy (of 1478). I'm not sure these graffiti have been properly studied yet.
And while we're 'a Davanzati', there's something about the palazzo's internal plumbing which calls to mind You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and the balneo section... well, maybe I'm just imagining the resemblance, but beautiful example of mediaeval clay segmented pipework anyway:
It's a graffito from the kitchen of the Palazzo Davanzati in Florence. Sorry, it's a terrible photo, I only had a moment to snap it in bad light without a flash. But the drawing itself is fairly degraded too - it's right next to the kitchen fireplace.
The various graffiti in the room appear to be mid to late 15th Century. On the wall opposite is a clearly dated one - 1494 - maybe written by a tax collector (tax collectors were inhabiting the rooms during that period). On the adjacent wall is a record of the Pazzi conspiracy (of 1478). I'm not sure these graffiti have been properly studied yet.
And while we're 'a Davanzati', there's something about the palazzo's internal plumbing which calls to mind You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and the balneo section... well, maybe I'm just imagining the resemblance, but beautiful example of mediaeval clay segmented pipework anyway:
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