Self-portrait

This is the terracotta sketch model for the porphyry portrait relief on Tadda's monumental epitaph formerly in the church of S.Girolamo in Fiesole and now incorporated into his tomb in the Cathedral at Fiesole. The epitaph is dated by inscription to 1576, nine years before Tadda's death.

The Ferrucci del Tadda family specialised in the carving of porphyry but the key artistic talent in the family was without doubt Francesco del Tadda (1497-1585). Tadda's career as a porphyry specialist lasted from 1555-1585 and his output in this stone was rather significant.