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Piazza del Duomo 9
(Museo dell'Opera del Duomo)

Cosimo I de' Medici

Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Firenze 1519 - Florence 1574
second Duke of Florence from 1537 until 1569, when he became the first Grand Duke of Tuscany (1569-1574)
(Wikipedia)

Giovanni Bandini
c. 1570

Description

Marble bust in an oval niche with decorative borders and topped by a crown hold by two angels. Circumscribed: COSMVS MEDICES MAGNVS D. ETRVRIÆ.

Sculptor

Giovanni Bandini detto dell'Opera (Firenze/Florence c. 1540 - Firenze/Florence 1599), Italian painter (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Piazza del Duomo (Firenze).
Repertorio delle architecture civili di Firenze, Complesso del Museo dell'Opera del Duomo.
Edoardo De Carli, Chi era Costui?

Locatie (N 43°46'22" - E 11°15'28") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: itto067; Photograph: 8 May 2017
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