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• Terracotta angels are sold to Ottavio Gigli
• Photogrammetry of Terracotta Angels
• Production of Terracotta Angels
• Terracotta Angels
  Two kneeling angels attributed to Andrea della Robbia, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London), have also been associated with the Del Pugliese altar ensemble. They were originally immured on the architectural frame, and when this was dismounted, they lost their limbs. A photogrammetric survey of the angels revealed that their bodies form a curvature that is compatible with that of the architectural frame’s lunette, suggesting their location at the top of the architectural frame. Their pose evokes that of the kneeling saints in Piero di Cosimo's iconographical design, as well as the position of the angels standing on the Virgin’s throne in the painting. 
• Robinson, 1862 - Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Sculptures, p. 66
  '7614, 7615; Andrea della Robbia; Two kneeling angels. Height 2 feet, 8 1/2 inches. (Gigli-Campana Collection) These beautiful statuettes are of Andrea's best time, and display his most graceful design and finished execution. They were intended to stand at each end of the gradino of an altar-piece.
• Documents for the addition of the terracotta angels
  Domenico di Michele and his collaborator are reimbursed for 'murare gli agnoli': AOIF, serie XIII, n.9, c.108: "E adì 24 di magio 1492 lire una, soldi X per lui a Domenicho di Michele muratore per una opera di maestro e una di manovale per murare gli agnoli sopra alla chapella, a uscita F c. 19,... f-, £1, [s] 10." AOIF, serie CXXII, n. 33, c. 19: "A Piero di Filippo (sic) del Pugliese lire una, soldi dieci portò Domenico di Michele muratore per una opera di maestro e una di manovale per murare gli agnoli: al libro di ricordi B [c.] 108, £ 1, [s] 10".
• Tesori, Francesco di Giovanni
• Design of Altar
• Addition of Terracotta Angels
• Production of Del Pugliese panel and predella
• Sacred Conversation with St Peter, St John the Evangelist, St Elisabeth of Hungary (?), St Catherine of Alexandria and Angels
  This altarpiece was commissioned in 1491 by Piero del Pugliese, a friend of the Innocenti prior Tesori, and a wealthy merchant and member of the Silk Weavers’ Guild. In this lavish painting, the patron of the Guild, Saint John Evangelist, introduces Saint Catherine of Alexandria to Jesus, who holds out a wedding ring to contract the mystical union with her. 
• Del Pugliese Altar
• Photogrammetry of the Lunette
• Argument for Lunette being part of altar
• F. Bruni, Storia dell'I. e R. Spedale di S. Maria degl'Innocenti di Firenze e di molti altri più stabilimenti, dei mezzi riconosciuti utili ed efficaci, per assicurar meglio la vita de' bambini nel corso dell'allattamento, 2 voll., Florence, pag. 11
• Robbia, Andrea della
• Production of Lunette
• Annunciation Lunette
• Santa Maria degli Innocenti
• Piero di Cosimo