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Statue of Michele di Lando, Loggia del Mercato Nuovo, Florence. The loggia was built around the middle of the 16th century in the heart of the city, just a few steps from the Ponte Vecchio. Initially, it was intended for the sale of silk and luxury goods and then for the famous straw hats, [1] but today mainly leather goods and souvenirs are sold.
Pietro Tacca's bronze Porcellino (Museo Bardini). Il Porcellino (Italian "piglet") is the local Florentine nickname for the bronze fountain of a boar.The fountain figure was sculpted and cast by Baroque master Pietro Tacca (1577–1640) shortly before 1634, [1] following a marble Italian copy of a Hellenistic marble original, at the time in the Grand Ducal collections and today on display in ...
The Mercato Centrale (Central Market in English) in Florence is located between via dell'Ariento, via Sant'Antonino, via Panicale and Piazza del Mercato Centrale. It is one of the results from the time of risanamento , the period when Florence was the capital of Italy in the late nineteenth century.
Annunziata, Florence. For Giambologna's equestrian statue of Cosimo de' Medici in the Piazza della Signoria , Tacca contributed the bas-relief panels on its base. Taking his inspiration from a famous marble copy of a Hellenistic marble boar ( Il Cinghiale ) in the ducal collection at the Uffizi , Tacca set himself the task of surpassing it: the ...
This is a list of the main architectural works in Florence, Italy by period. It also includes buildings in surrounding cities, such as Fiesole . Some structures appear two or more times, since they were built in various styles.
Italy's agriculture minister said it's important that a health problem doesn't morph into "an economic and social" one. Italy is sending soldiers to stop wild boars menacing its $8.8 billion ...
The lawsuit accuses Boar's Head of manufacturing defects and negligence, seeking over $75,000 in damages.Sue Fleming, Missouri. Fleming alleges she became gravely ill after consuming Boar's Head ...
Enoteca Pinchiorri is an Italian restaurant in Florence, Italy. The owners are Giorgio Pinchiorri and French-born Annie Féolde. The chefs are Annie Féolde, Italo Bassi and Riccardo Monco. In 2008, the restaurant was voted 32nd best in the world by the British Restaurant magazine. [1]