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Pace di Valentino
(also known as
Pacino
;
Pacino Orafo
)
[1]
was a
Sienese
goldsmith
active from 1257 to 1296.
[2]
Little is known about his early life, but he was probably born between 1230 and 1235.
[3]
Though working chiefly in Siena, he also was established for a time in
Pistoia
,
[1]
and received numerous commissions from different popes.
[3]
Commissions
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The first documented reference to Pace di Valentino is for two
seals
made in 1257.
[3]
In 1265 he received two significant commissions: the first was for a large golden
chalice
("
calicem magnum di auro
") weighing about 11 pounds and a corresponding
paten
, both of which are now lost; the second was for an elaborate gold-plated silver book cover. These were items not made for daily use, and having received these requests suggests that he was well known and well regarded in his field.
[1]
Other notable works attributed to him include the
chalice
of San Atto made
c.
1270
,
[2]
and numerous figures in the late 13th-century Altar of St. James found the
Pistoia Cathedral
.
[4]
Some art historians suggest that he made the
reliquary
of
San Galgano
's head, now found in Siena's
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
,
[5]
although this is disputed by others.
[3]
In addition, other extant documents indicate the details of his purchases of gold, silver, pearls, beads, and precious stones for use in his shop, as well as details of payments for works commissioned.
[3]
He was the first Sienese goldsmith to work for the papal court (under popes
Nicholas III
,
Martin IV
,
Honorius IV
, and
Boniface VIII
)
[3]
and was actively working for Boniface VIII in the region of
Montefiascone
until at least 1296.
[6]
He was influential on other goldsmiths of the following generation, including
Guccio di Mannaia
.
[7]
Images
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The Altar of St. James in the Pistoia Cathedral
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Reliquary of the head of San Galgano
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Reliquary of the head of San Galgano (detail)
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Reliquary of the head of San Galgano (detail)
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