CIVITALE, Matteo
(b. 1436, Lucca, d. 1501, Lucca)

Tomb of Pietro da Noceto (detail)

1472
Marble
Cathedral of San Martino, Lucca

Innovative details include a crisply carved frieze with garlands and griffins on the base and profile busts of the deceased and his son - who commissioned the tomb - placed in the lunette flanking the tondo of the Virgin and Child.