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Arezzo
Arezzo (prov.)
Toscana

Piazza del Duomo

Ferdinando I de' Medici

Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Firenze 1549 - Firenze 1609
Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1587 to 1609
(Wikipedia)

Giambologna & Pietro Francavilla
1594

Description

Marble statue of the Grand Duke Ferdinando I. The statue was ereced by the people of Arezzo in tribute to the Duke - still alive - as a sign of gratitude for the reclamation of the Valdichiana which brought considerable improvements to the territory of Arezzo.

On the base are three coats of arms:

Arezzo - Ferdinando I de' Medici
Arezzo.
Savoy (?)
(?)

Inscription(s)

D. O. M. A.
Fer. Med. M. D. E.
Aeris salvbritatis
Agrorvm fertilitatis
Locorvm amoenitatis
avctori
Pop. Arretinvs
tantorvm commodorvm
non immemor
Volens libensq. dicavit
an. domini mdxcv

Signature

MDXCIIII Joannes Bononia i[nvenit] Petrus Francavilla belga f[ecit] (no photo)

Sculptors

Pietro Francavilla, or Pierre de Francqueville (Cambrai ca. 1548 - Paris 1616), French-Italian sculptor (Wikipedia).
Giambologna, or Jean Boulogne, incorrectly known as Giovanni da Bologna and Giovanni Bologna (Douai 1529 - Florence 1608), sculptor, known for his marble and bronze statuary in a late Renaissance or Mannerist style (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Città di Arezzo, Scultura - Monumenti Celebri.
Edoardo De Carli, Chi era Costui?

Locatie (N 43°28'1" - E 11°52'57") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: itto099; Photograph: 9 May 2017
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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