The Conservation of Stained-Glass Windows Attributed to the Master of Figline in Florence, Italy

The article focuses on the conservation of two stained-glass windows in the basilica of Santa Croce attributed to the anonymous Master of Figline and dated 1320-1330. The windows are among the oldest and most impressive stained glass works in Florence. A unique, interdisciplinary approach is offered by presenting technical results and restoration methodologies from the stained glass' conservation, and data from analyses of the windows' glass (conducted both in situ and in the laboratory), together with observations from the restoration of the Master of Figline's monumental wooden crucifix in the high chapel of Santa Croce, and a re-consideration of the anonymous artist from an art historical perspective in light of new data. The study yields discoveries about chemical composition, glass manufacture, and fourteenth-century stained-glass practice.