Statues - Hither & Thither

Description

Two marble statues of the architects of the Cathedral in a specially created loggia. The architects sit in chairs and watch up to their masterpiece.

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Signature

Sculptor

• Luigi Pampaloni (Firenze/Florence 1791 - Firenze/Florence 1847), Italian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Piazza del Duomo (Firenze).
• Edoardo De Carli, Chi era Costui? - Cambio and Brunelleschi

• Town: Firenze
• Provincia: Firenze (prov.)
• Regione: Toscana
• Country: Italy
• Architect
• Brunelleschi, Filippo
• Cambio, Arnolfo di
• Pampaloni, Luigi

Locatie (N 43°46'21" - E 11°15'23") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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