Baptistery_of_San_Giovanni_(Volterra)

Baptistery of San Giovanni, Volterra

Baptistery of San Giovanni, Volterra

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The Baptistery of San Giovanni an octagonal thirteenth-century religious building standing just in front of the Duomo of Volterra, in the center of the city. It was supposedly first built in the seventh century at the site of a Roman temple dedicated to Sun worship.[1]

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Baptismal font by Giovanni Vaccà

The façade is decorated with horizontal bands of white and dark green marble.[2] The Romanesque Portal has been attributed to a follower of Nicola Pisano.[3] The sixteenth-century altar inside has been assigned to Balsimelli da Settignano, using a design by Mino da Fiesole. It has a painting (partially damaged during World War Two of the Assumption of the Virgin by Niccolò Circignani. Beside that altar is a marble font (1502) is by Andrea Sansovino. The Ciborium (1471) was completed by Mino da Fiesole. The baptismal font (1759) by Giovanni Vaccà.[4] Above it rises a statue of St John the Baptist (1771) by Giovanni Antonio Cybei. The holy water receptacle is an ancient Roman sarcophagus.

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    "Baptistery of San Giovanni - Volterra, Italy". ItalyGuides.it. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
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    Cioffi, Paul L. (1986). "Battistero di San Giovanni, Exterior Baptistery of St. John the Baptist, Exterior". repository.library.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
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    "Cathedral and Baptistry in Volterra". Volterra, Toscana. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
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    "THE BAPTISTRY – Operalaboratori". Retrieved 2023-11-15.
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