Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Description

Marble statue of Giovanni sitting, somewhat uncomfortably, and wearing a metallic cuirass on his torso. Without a helmet or army boots, he holds a baton of command on his knee. The plinth is almost more decorative with festoons and Bucranium, and corner doric columns. One bas-relief appears to show soldiers bringing booty and captives before a sitting ruler. Others depict the Medici Coat of Arms. The fourth side has a text from the 19th century. The corners have doric pilaster-columns.

Inscription(s)

una parte di questo monumento destinato da cosimo primo ad onorare la memoria del padre giovanni dalle bande nere lungamente non curata qui stette e il volgo la chiamo' la base di san lorenzo restaurata nell'anno mdcccl e postavi la statua del gran capitano ebbe alfine compimento la pregevole opera scolpita dal bandinelli

One part of this monument destined by Cosimo I to honor the memory of his father Giovanni delle Bande Nere by no choice stood and commonly called the Base of San Lorenzo Restored in 1850 and made to host the statue of the great captain becoming finally complete the prized work sculpted by Bandinelli

Sculptor

• Baccio Bandinelli, pseudonym of Bartolommeo Brandini (Firenze/Florence 1488 - Firenze/Florence 1560), Italian sculptor, draughtsman and painter (Wikipedia (Italian) or English).

Sources & Information

• Repertorio delle architecture civili di Firenze, Monumento a Giovanni delle Bande Nere.
• Wikipedia, Monumento a Giovanni delle Bande Nere, and in English: Monument to Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Florence.
• Edoardo De Carli, Chi era Costui?

Tags

• Town: Firenze
• Provincia: Firenze (prov.)
• Regione: Toscana
• Country: Italy
• Bande Nere, Giovanni delle
• Bandinelli, Baccio
• Condottiero
• Statue (man sitting)

Locatie (N 43°46'29" - E 11°15'18") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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