Statues - Hither & Thither

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Firenze
Firenze (prov.)
Toscana

Piazza d'Ognissanti

Ercole che lotta con il leone

Hercules and the Lion

Hercules / Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς), Latin: Hercules
divine hero in Greek mythology, son of Zeus and Alcmene
(Wikipedia)

Romano Romanelli
1907

Description

Bronze sculpture of Hercules fighting with the lion, placed on this square in 1937.

Signature

romano romanelli mcmvii fac

Sculptor

Romano Romanelli (Firenze/Florence 1882 - Firenze/Florence 1968), Italian sculptor, son of Raffaello Romanelli (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Repertorio delle architecture civili di Firenze, Gruppo statuario con Ercole e il leone.

Locatie (N 43°46'19" - E 11°14'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: itto081; Photograph: 8 May 2017
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