Venice. The Frari’s Basilica. Monument dedicated to Paolo Savelli. This monument was erectede by the Serenissima for Paolo Savelli , General of the Venetian troops, who died of the plague in 1405, during the siege of Padua. The equestrian monument is composed of a marble urn on which stands the General on horseback. The sarcophagus, in grey veined and red Verona marble and in Istrian stone with gilding, has indented marble squares, outlined by niches. In the corner niches there is the Annunciation and in the central one the Madonna with the Child. The architectural structure dates to around the mid 14th century (probably the work of Rinaldino of France). Above, on a imposing golden wood horse, there strides the wooden statue of Savelli whose face is full of life. He is wearing luxurious clothes (the same sort that were found in the sarcophagus). The sculpture is presumed to be of the hand of the Sienese Jacopo Della Quercia (1367-1438), but is more likely to be the work of a Tuscan sculptor active in Venice during the first quarter of the 15th century. On the right side, the statue of Neptune, the sailing galley and the lion are details of the Monument dedicated to Benedetto Pesaro.