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Description

Bronze statue of Ferrante I Gonzaga with his foot on the defeated Envy. The statue was commissioned by Ferrante's son Cesare Gonzaga to commemorate Ferrante's governorship of Milan.

Inscription(s)

Ferdinando Gonzagæ Principi optimo atqve invictissimo Siciliæ Proregi Insvbrvm Gvbernatori i Italia, Africa Gallia Giermania Belgio virtvtibvs æqve ac victoriis claro apvd Carolvm V. Cæs in castris armatvm imperatorio mvnere fortiter fvncto Invidiæ demvm victori qvod ad amplissimi Viri memoriam domesticæqve gloriæ exemplar Cæs Fil paraverat Simvlachrvm hoc Ferdinandvs Nep erigendvm et exornandvm cvravit

hypobasum temporis inuiria fatiscentem solidiorem in formam aere publico bestituendam decrev curatores munic --------- an mdccclxxxix

vetere stulobata post annos clxxx iniuria temporum conlabente novus a solo excitatus eique statua aenea iterum imposta aere publico ferdinando i. ii. i parmæ plac. vastallae duce pio felici augusto adnuente anno mdcclxxiv

anno ii unitatis italicæ publicis impensis stulobates instauratus

Sculptor

• Leone Leoni ( Menaggio 1509 - 1590), Italian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

• Comune di Reggio Emilia, Opere artistiche.

Tags

• Town: Guastalla
• Provincia: Reggio nell'Emilia (prov.)
• Regione: Emilia-Romagna
• Country: Italy
• Condottiero
• Gonzaga, Ferrante I
• Leoni, Leone
• Statue

Location (N 44°55'21" - E 10°39'14")

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