Florence: Monuments and Statues
Places and attractions in the Monuments and statues category
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Loggiato of the Uffizi
Nestled in the heart of Florence, the Loggiato of the Uffizi stands as a testament to the architectural grandeur of the Renaissance. This open-air corridor, with its elegant arches and classical columns, forms an integral part of the famous Uffizi Gallery, one of the...
Abduction of a Sabine Woman
The Abduction of a Sabine Woman is a masterful sculpture that stands in the heart of Florence, Italy, embodying the city's rich artistic heritage. This powerful artwork, created by the eminent sculptor Giambologna, is revered for its dynamic composition and emotive...
Perseus with the Head of Medusa
Located in the heart of Florence, Italy, the statue of Perseus with the Head of Medusa is a captivating masterpiece that embodies the essence of Renaissance art and mythology. This bronze sculpture, created by Benvenuto Cellini between 1545 and 1554, stands as a...
Fountain of Neptune
The Fountain of Neptune, also known as "Il Biancone," is an iconic landmark situated in the Piazza della Signoria in the heart of Florence, Italy. This majestic marble statue, completed in 1575, was crafted by the sculptor Bartolomeo Ammannati and his collaborators...
Fontana del Porcellino
Il Porcellino is the local Florentine nickname for the bronze fountain of a boar. The fountain figure was sculpted and cast by Baroque master Pietro Tacca shortly before 1634, following a marble Italian copy of a Hellenistic marble original, at the time in the Grand Ducal...
Monument to Dante
The Statue of Dante Alighieri is a monument to Dante Alighieri in Piazza Santa Croce, outside the Basilica of Santa Croce, in Florence, Italy. Erected in 1865, it is the work of the sculptor Enrico Pazzi.
Pasquino Group
The Pasquino Group is a group of marble sculptures that copy a Hellenistic bronze original, dating to ca. 200–150 BCE. At least fifteen Roman marble copies of this sculpture are known.
Fontana dei mostri marini
The two fontane dei mostri marini are located in the Santissima Annunziata plaza in Florence.
Fontana dello Sprone
The Fountain dello Sprone, or Fontana dello Sprone, also called the Fontana del Buontalenti is an early 17th-century Mannerist-style public fountain found at the corner of via dello Sprone and Borgo San Jacopo, in the quarter of Oltrarno in the city of Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Hercules and Cacus
Hercules and Cacus is a white sculpture to the right of the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio in the Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy.
Saint Luke
Saint Luke is a 2.73 m high bronze statue of Luke the Evangelist by Giambologna, commissioned by the Arte dei Giudici e Notai and completed in 1597–1602.
Monument to Giovanni delle Bande Nere
The Monument to Giovanni delle Bande Nere is a Reinaissance-style marble, outdoor sculptural group located in Piazza San Lorenzo in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Statue of Dante in Piazza di Santa Croce
The Statue of Dante Alighieri is a monument to Dante Alighieri in Piazza Santa Croce, outside the Basilica of Santa Croce, in Florence, Italy. Erected in 1865, it is the work of the sculptor Enrico Pazzi.
Equestrian Monument of Cosimo I
The Equestrian Monument of Cosimo I is a bronze equestrian statue executed by Giambologna from 1587 to 1594, and erected in 1594 in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Statue of Hercules strangling the Nemean Lion
The statue of Hercules Strangling the Nemean Lion is a bronze statue located in the Piazza Ognissanti, overlooking the Arno river in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
The Encounter of Teano
The Encounter of Teano is a bronze monumental equestrian statuary group depicting the encounter of King Vittorio Emanuele II and Garibaldi, both on horseback, at a bridge in Teano on October 26, 1860. The monument is present in the piazza Mino da Fiesole, in front of the Palazzo Pretorio in Fiesole, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Arco di Trionfo
The Triumphal Arch of the Lorraine located in Piazza della Libertà in Florence, Italy, is an 18th-century, monumental triumphal arch, bypassed by the viali di Circonvallazione that skirt Florence through the space once girded by its 16th-century walls.
Equestrian Monument of Ferdinando I
The Equestrian Monument of Ferdinando I is a bronze equestrian statue by Giambologna, executed in 1602–1607, and erected in 1608 in the Piazza of the Annunziata in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Saint John the Evangelist
Saint John the Evangelist is a 2.66 m high bronze statue of John the Evangelist by Baccio da Montelupo, completed in 1515. It was commissioned by the Arte della Seta as part of a cycle of fourteen sculptures for the external niches of Orsanmichele, each showing the patron saint of one of the guilds of Florence.
Saint Matthew
Saint Matthew is a 2.7-m high bronze statue of Saint Matthew by Lorenzo Ghiberti, completed in 1419–1422/23 for the Arte del Cambio. One of a cycle of fourteen patron saints of the Florentine guilds commissioned for the external niches of Orsanmichele, it is now in the Museo di Orsanmichele.
Saint Eligius
Saint Eligius is an Apuan marble statue of saint Eligius by Nanni di Banco, forming part of a cycle of fourteen patron saints of the Florentine guilds for the external niches of Orsanmichele.
Four Crowned Martyrs
Four Crowned Martyrs is a sculptural group by Nanni di Banco. It forms part of a cycle of fourteen sculptures commissioned by the guilds of Florence for external niches of Orsanmichele, each sculpture showing that guild's patron saint.
Saint Philip
Saint Philip is an Apuan marble statue of Philip the Apostle by Nanni di Banco. It forms part of a cycle of fourteen sculptures commissioned for the external niches of Orsanmichele in Florence, each showing the patron saint of one of the city's guilds.
Monument to Daniele Manin
The Monument to Daniele Manin is located on Viale dei Colli in Piazzale Galileo in the neighborhood of Arcetri in the outskirts of Oltrarno in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Saint Stephen
Saint Stephen is a 2.6 m high bronze statue of saint Stephen by Lorenzo Ghiberti, completed for the Arte della Lana guild in 1427–28.
Equestrian monument to Vittorio Emanuele II
The Equestrian monument to Vittorio Emanuele II is an equestrian statue of the former King Vittorio Emanuele II, located in the Piazza Vittorio Veneto, a small green spot at the east end of the Parco delle Cascine, located along the Arno River, just west of central Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Colonna di San Zanobi
The Column of Saint Zanobi is a monumental marble column, surmounted by a cross above a crown of fire, located just north of the Bapstistery of San Giovanni in Florence, Italy.
Monument to General Manfredo Fanti
The Monument to General Manfredo Fanti commemorates General Manfredo Fanti, a soldier and leader in battles for Italian independence and unification. The statue, erected in 1873, is located in the Piazza San Marco in central Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
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