Resumen de Affreschi inediti di Andrea Orcagna in Santa Trinita a Firenze
Fragmentary mural paintings in the Bombeni chapel (dedicated to Saint James, second on the left of the entrance) in the Florentine church of Santa Trinita are here attributed for the first time to Andrea Orcagna, through instructive and near-identical parallels with the artist's youthful works such as those at Santa Maria Novella. These almost unknown frescoes offer new evidence of his prolific career, which began in the 1330s. Archival research clarifies the iconography of the chapel and makes it possible to identify its patron as Lapo Bombeni, whose obligations are documented until the family line became extinct. The author follows the various passages of subsequent patronage, casting light on the sacramental function of the chapel, which lasted exceptionally until the mid-sixteenth century, and on the positioin of the medieval monastic choir.
