DALLE MASEGNE, Jacobello
(d. 1409, active in Emilia)

Urn of Jacopo Cavalli

1590s
Marble
Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice

The urn of Jacopo Cavalli, commander of the Venetian land forces during the Chioggia war (died 384), is located in the Chapel of St Pius V in the left transept of the church. The warrior's head rests on a lion and at his feet is a mastiff (strength and fidelity). On the urn are the symbols of the Evangelists and four angels.




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