# Tomb of Francesco Roselli [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MICHELE DA FIRENZE]() - Date: 1401-1450 - Technique: Terracotta ## Commentary Michele da Firenze specialized in terracotta - though he is documented also as a stone carver, only his works in terracotta survive. The elaborate, originally polychrome tomb in San Francesco, Arezzo was made for the jurist Francesco Roselli. The effigy of the deceased is on top of the sarcophagus, set inside a niche with polylobed arches. On the front of the sarcophagus, there are medallions with portraits of jurists, members of the family. In the background is a scene of the Crucifixion. The use of terracotta instead of marble to make a tomb is rather unusual. A possible explanation could be that clay was seen in Antiquity as a virtuous medium. ## Related artworks - [Scenes from the Life of Christ \(left wall\)]() - [Scenes from the Life of Christ \(left wall\)]() - [Scenes from the Life of Christ]() - [Scenes from the Life of Christ \(right wall\)]() - [Tomb of Francesco Roselli \(detail\)]() - [View of Pellegrini Chapel]() - [View of the left wall]() - [Virgin and Child]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()