Giachini’s Coat of arms / Stemma dei Giachini

Leggi l’articolo in lingua italiana →     Read the full articlein italian →

TheGiachini‘s coat of arms[1] iscarvedon thebaptismal font made byBernardo Rossellino(1409-1464),and it’s exposedin thenearbySant’Andrew’s Propositura.
Thiswhitemarble sculpture was made in 1447 and itwas commissionedby Giachini family, perhapsespeciallyfrom priest Antonio son of Giovanni Giachini.

This family had roots in the land of Empoli, and it obtained Florentine citizenship in 1591, and sometimes their surnames was called or remembered as «Giacchini» or  «del Becco»; this last surname should be juxtaposed to «Giachini» between 1604 and 1609through some specialresolutions. In 1666, Andrea Sandonnini added the surname «Giachini» to his.
Per decreto del 1666, Andrea Sandonnini assunse il cognome «Giachini». To be admitted to the nobilityof San Miniatoin1763, the familyreferred as«SandonniniGiachini del Becco“.

The same Giachini’s coat of armscarved onalintel sandstonein the cloister of Propositura:

↖ GENERAL INDEX OF COAT OF ARMS
↖ INDEX COAT OF ARMS LOCATED in Sant’Andrew’s Propositura

Description Heraldry: 
Thesalientsilvergoat,accompanied bygrowingthreeof the same color,locatedoneabove,uprightand twowillingsides[2]

Location:
cloisterof the Sant’Andrew’s Propositura in Empoli (first in top), Sant’Andrew’s Collegiata Museum (second in bottom)

Conditions: good, there are someslightsigns ofwear;

Tipology: stone and white marble sculptures;

Annotations: none;

Notes andreferences:
[1]State Archive in Florence, catalog Ceramelli Papiani, Giachini, number 2329;
[2]Ibidem