Tombs in Tuscany (1315-21)
by TINO DI CAMAINO

On 12 February 1315 Tino, mentioned as Giovanni Pisano's successor as Master of the Works of Pisa Cathedral, was commissioned to erect the tomb of the Emperor Henry VII (d 1313) in the choir of Pisa Cathedral. This work was largely completed by July 1315, when Tino suddenly left Pisa for Siena where he created the monument of Cardinal Petroni in the Cathedral.

Tino di Camaino was active in Florence from the autumn of 1318 to the end of 1319. In Santa Croce he erected the tomb of Gastone della Torre, Patriarch of Aquileia, who had died in Florence in 1318. He probably returned to Florence in October 1320 in order to erect the tomb of Bishop Antonio d'Orso on the interior west wall of the new cathedral.

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Tomb of Emperor Henry VII (fragments)
1315
Marble
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Pisa


Tomb of Emperor Henry VII (fragment)
1315
Marble
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Pisa


Tomb of Emperor Henry VII
1315
Marble
Duomo, Pisa


Tomb of Emperor Henry VII
1315
Marble
Duomo, Pisa


Monument of Cardinal Petroni
1318
Marble
Duomo, Siena


Monument of Cardinal Petroni
1318
Marble
Duomo, Siena


Tomb of Gastone della Torre
1319
Marble
Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce, Florence


Tomb of Gastone della Torre: Incredulity of St Thomas
1319
Marble
Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce, Florence


Tomb of Gastone della Torre: Resurrection of Christ
1319
Marble
Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce, Florence


Tomb of Gastone della Torre: Noli me tangere
1319
Marble
Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce, Florence


Tomb of Gastone della Torre (detail)
1319
Marble
Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce, Florence


Tomb of Gastone della Torre (detail)
1319
Marble
Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce, Florence


Tomb of Gastone della Torre: St John the Baptist in the Desert
1319
Marble
Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce, Florence


Tomb of Gastone della Torre: The Three Marys at the Tomb
1319
Marble
Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce, Florence


Shrine of San Bartolo (fragment)
1317-18
Marble
Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce, Florence


Monument of Bishop Antonio d'Orso
1321
Marble
Duomo, Florence


Monument of Bishop Antonio d'Orso (detail)
1321
Marble
Duomo, Florence


Monument of Bishop Antonio d'Orso (detail)
1321
Marble, height 132 cm
Duomo, Florence


Monument of Bishop Antonio d'Orso (detail)
1321
Marble
Duomo, Florence


Monument of Bishop Antonio d'Orso (spandrel reliefs)
1321
Marble
Duomo, Florence


Monument of Bishop Antonio d'Orso (spandrel reliefs)
1321
Marble
Duomo, Florence


Monument of Bishop Antonio d'Orso (spandrel reliefs)
1321
Marble
Duomo, Florence


Angel
1300-25
Marble
Fondazione Salvatore Romano, Florence


Caryatid
1300-25
Marble
Fondazione Salvatore Romano, Florence


An Angel holding a curtain
c. 1320
Marble, height 63 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum, London


An Angel holding a curtain
c. 1320
Marble, height 63 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum, London



Works by TINO DI CAMAINO
Tombs in Tuscany (1315-21)
Tombs in Naples (1324-33)
Various works



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