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(Loggia del Mercato Nuovo)

Statue del Mercato Nuovo

Statues at the Mercato Nuovo

Various sculptors
1889-95

Description

The loggia was erected at the wish of Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici between 1547 and 1551, in order to create a covered area destined for the trade in silk and precious objects. In the corner pillars are eight niches for statues, of which since 1889-95 only three house a statue.

Firenze - Statue del Mercato Nuovo
michele di lando
(Firenze 1343 - Lucca 1401)
the first leader of the Ciompi Revolt in Florence that started in 1378
(Wikipedia).

by Antonio Bortone, 1895

bernardo cennini
(Firenze 1415 - Firenze 1498)
Italian goldsmith, sculptor and early printer of Florence
(Wikipedia).

by Emilio Mancini, 1889

Firenze - Statue del Mercato Nuovo
giovanni villani
(Firenze c. 1276 - Firenze 1348)
Italian banker, official, diplomat and chronicler from Florence who wrote the Nuova Cronica (New Chronicles) on the history of Florence (Wikipedia).

by Gaetano Trentanove, 1890

Sculptors

Antonio Bortone (Ruffano 1844 - Lecce 1928), Italian sculptor (Wikipedia).
Emilio Mancini, Italian sculptor.
Gaetano Trentanove (Firenze/Florence 1858 - 1937), Italian-American sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Repertorio delle architecture civili di Firenze, Loggia del Mercato Nuovo - Statua a Michele di Lando - Statua a Bernardo Cennini - Statua a Giovanni Villani.
Wikipedia, Loggia del Mercato Nuovo

Locatie (N 43°46'12" - E 11°15'15") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: itto035; Photograph: 8 May 2017
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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