Works in Florence Cathedral (1296-1302)
by ARNOLFO DI CAMBIO

Although Arnolfo was probably summoned to Florence as early as 1294 or 1296 (for the cathedral there was started at about that time), he is not expressly mentioned in Florence until 1 April 1300, when he was exempted from taxes and lauded for his great abilities as a mason. Arnolfo is again named as the builder of Florence Cathedral in an inscription on its south nave wall. He could have directed the cathedral's construction only in its early stages, however, as he died before 1310.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
Tympanum of the central portal (fragments)
1296-1302
Marble
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

2000*1333
True Color
225 Kb



St Reparata
c. 1310
Marble, height 174 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

650*1237
Grayscale
63 Kb



Virgin and Child Enthroned
1296-1302
Marble, height 173 cm
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

974*2000
True Color
194 Kb



Virgin and Child Enthroned (detail)
1296-1302
Marble
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

1133*1700
True Color
213 Kb



Madonna and Child (detail)
1296-1302
Marble
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

745*1000
Grayscale
99 Kb



Madonna and Child (detail)
1296-1302
Marble
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

769*1000
Grayscale
101 Kb



Madonna and Child (detail)
1296-1302
Marble
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

749*1000
Grayscale
102 Kb



Nativity (fragments)
1296-1300
Marble
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

1527*2000
True Color
157 Kb



Nativity (fragment)
1296-1300
Marble
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

2000*1014
True Color
137 Kb



Madonna (detail)
1296-1302
Marble
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

758*1000
Grayscale
92 Kb



Dormition of the Virgin (fragment)
1296-1302
Marble, 60 x 177 cm
Bodemuseum, Berlin

977*402
True Color
124 Kb



Dormition of the Virgin
1296-1302
Marble
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

1000*741
Grayscale
85 Kb



Censing Angel
1294-1302
Marble, height 116 cm
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge

1501*2000
True Color
211 Kb



Pope Boniface VIII Blessing
c. 1300
Marble
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence

669*1500
True Color
92 Kb




Summary of works by Arnolfo di Cambio
de Braye Tomb | Works in Rome | Ciboria in Rome
Presepio | Florence Cathedral | Works outside Rome | Architecture