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His second, bronze, David is deservedly one of the most famous sculptures of the period, and the first free-standing nude statue of the Renaissance. [149] David , the biblical giant-killer, was a symbol of Florence, and a bronze by Verrocchio was another Medici commission in the 1470s, followed by Michelangelo's famous marble statue early in ...
Piazza del Duomo and Piazza San Giovanni, Florence South view from Giotto's bell. Piazza del Duomo (English: "Cathedral Square") is located in the heart of the historic center of Florence (Tuscany, Italy). It is one of the most visited places in Europe and the world and in Florence, the most visited area of the city. [1]
Piazza d'Azeglio: 1862–1866: Piazza della Libertà: 1865–1873: Giuseppe Poggi and Giacomo Roster: Piazza Beccaria: 1865–1877: Giuseppe Poggi and Giacomo Roster: Piazza Giuseppe Poggi: 1865–1876: Giuseppe Poggi and N. Frosali: Mercato Centrale di San Lorenzo: 1869–1874: Giuseppe Mengoni: Viale dei Colli and piazzale Michelangelo: 1871 ...
The Piazza della Santissima Annunziata is a square in the city of Florence, in the Tuscany region of Italy. The Piazza is named after the church of the Annunziata at the head of the square. In the center of the piazza is the bronze Equestrian statue of Ferdinando I and the Fontana dei mostri marini , two Mannerist fountains with fantastical ...
Monument to Bettino Ricasoli, Florence. A Monument to Bettino Ricasoli is a Bronze statue with a plinth adorned with two bronze bas-reliefs that honors the 19th-century Italian patriot and statesman, Bettino Ricasoli, and is located in the Piazza dell'Indipendenza in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Palazzo Vecchio by night. The Palazzo Vecchio (Italian pronunciation: [paˈlattso ˈvɛkkjo] "Old Palace") is the town hall of Florence, Italy.It overlooks the Piazza della Signoria, which holds a copy of Michelangelo's David statue, and the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi.
Piazza Santa Trinita. The Piazza Santa Trinita is a triangular square in Florence, Italy, named after the church of Santa Trinita on the west side of the square. The piazza is traversed by the Via de' Tornabuoni. [1] Near the middle of the square is an ancient Roman column known as the Column of Justice due to the sculpture of "Justice" on the ...
The Loggiato of the Uffizi while during construction. The Loggiato is the semi-enclosed courtyard (Italian: cortile) space between the two long galleries of the Uffizi Gallery located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the historic center of Florence, capital of Tuscany, Italy.