COA Scotti / Camia

Saint Andrew, Charity and Fortitude
FLAT PANEL FRONTAL, 1700-1799
The central panel, adorned with spirals of leaves in white stucco, has the figure of St. Andrew in the center with the cross of his martyrdom, flanked by two vases of red, white, yellow and pink flowers. In the side panels, within a mixed-line frame, the Fortress, on the right, and Charity, on the left. The tiles that decorate the surface of the frontal are in fake pink marble with veins; the angel in the middle of the upper side is in white scagliola with blue wings, below, a coat of arms surmounted by a crown

OBJECT
flat panel frontal
MATERIAL AND TECHNIQUE
canary seed
CULTURAL FIELD
Emilian area
LOCATION
Bettola (PC)
HISTORICAL CRITICAL NEWS
A beautiful decorative work, the processing of scagliola, flourishing in Carpi, must also have been practiced in Piacenza; in fact, there are numerous frontals similar to this one visible in some churches in Piacenza (S. Sisto, S. Sepolcro). The frontal must have been commissioned for this church, in fact the coats of arms of the Scotti family from Piacenza appear together with that of the local lords, the Camia
CARD TYPE
Works/objects of art
LEGAL CONDITION
property Catholic religious body
NATIONAL CATALOG CODE
0800111270
COMPETENT BODY FOR PROTECTION
Superintendence for Historical, Artistic and Ethnoanthropological Heritage for the provinces of Parma and Piacenza
FILING BODY
Superintendence for Historical, Artistic and Ethnoanthropological Heritage for the provinces of Parma and Piacenza
COATS OF ARMS
noble - Coat of arms - Scotti-Camia - The coat of arms of the Scotti (two six-pointed stars separated by an oblique band) is quartered with that of the Camia (a crowned lion rampant)