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Major Guild Symbol Patronage Founding Order Notes Arte dei Giudici e Notai: Judges, lawyers, and notaries 1197 [13] 1 Listed first of the "Seven Major Guilds" in the 1236 list, [4] and first of the "Twelve Greater Guilds" of the 1282 list currently at the British Museum; [14] and once again first of the new "Seven Major Guilds" in the 1415 ...
The Arte della Lana exercised its patronage over the Opera del Duomo, entrusted to it directly by the Signoria in 1331. The patron saint chosen by the guild was Santo Stefano. The guild commissioned a statue of the saint from Lorenzo Ghiberti (1427–1428) placed in the tabernacle on the facade of Orsanmichele (today a copy).
The eagle on a bolt of cloth, symbol of the Arte di Calimala. The Arte di Calimala, the guild of the cloth finishers and merchants in foreign cloth, was one of the greater guilds of Florence, the Arti Maggiori, who arrogated to themselves the civic power of the Republic of Florence during the Late Middle Ages. [1]
Orsanmichele's St. James the Major Tabernacle located on the southern façade of Orsanmichele, in Florence, is the tabernacle of The Guild of Furriers and Skinners (L’ Arte de Vaiai e Pellicciai The statue of St. James the Major (c. 1420), by Niccolò di Piero Lamberti , once occupied the niche but is now housed in the Museum of Orsanmichele.
Pages in category "Guilds of Florence" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Arte dei Maestri di Pietra e Legname was one of the Guilds of Florence that represented the Master stonemasons, woodcarvers, and sculptors. It was founded before 1236, [1] and it came to absorb multiple building crafts in the Florence area. [2] It was one of the five Arti Mediani ("middle trades")
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The family held a strong position in the wool guild, often contributing to shaping the guild’s governing policies and laws. Guild records have also shown the Albizzi to be among the most active in the governing of the Arte della Lana, as shown by the significant number of its members in the guild’s cabinet (21 in the year 1332 and 18 in the ...