Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto (1406-13)
by Jacopo della Quercia

Ilaria del Carretto, who died at aged twenty-six after giving birth to her second child in 1405, was the second wife of Paolo Guinigi, the local merchant tyrant in Lucca. Her tomb, indebted to French precedents, was partially destroyed by the Lucchese in 1430 after Guinigi's expulsion and has been moved at least twice. What remains is a sarcophagus and an effigy, strongly influenced by northern types and courtly costumes.

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Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto
1406-13
Marble, 244 x 88 x 67 cm (sarcophagus)
Cathedral of San Martino, Lucca


Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto
1406-13
Marble, 244 x 88 x 67 cm (sarcophagus)
Cathedral of San Martino, Lucca


Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto
1406-13
Marble, 244 x 88 x 67 cm (sarcophagus)
Cathedral of San Martino, Lucca


Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto
1406-13
Marble, sarcophagus, 204 x 69 cm (effigy)
Cathedral of San Martino, Lucca


Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto
1406-13
Marble, sarcophagus, 204 x 69 cm (effigy)
Cathedral of San Martino, Lucca


Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto
1406-13
Marble, 204 x 69 cm (effigy)
Cathedral of San Martino, Lucca


Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto (detail)
1406-13
Marble
Cathedral of San Martino, Lucca


Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto (detail)
1406-13
Marble
Cathedral of San Martino, Lucca


Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto (detail)
1406-13
Marble
Cathedral of San Martino, Lucca


Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto (detail)
1406-13
Marble
Cathedral of San Martino, Lucca


Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto (detail)
1406-13
Marble
Cathedral of San Martino, Lucca


Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto (detail)
1406-13
Marble
Cathedral of San Martino, Lucca



Works by Jacopo della QUERCIA
Tomb of Ilaria del Carretto in Lucca | Trenta Altar in Lucca
Fonte Gaia in Siena | Baptismal font in the Baptistery in Siena
Main portal of San Petronio, Bologna | Various works



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