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Il Gigante (Andrea Doria nelle vesti di Nettuno)

The Giant (Andrea Doria as Neptune)

Andrea Doria
1466 - 1560 Italian condottiero and admiral of the Republic of Genoa
(Wikipedia)

Baccio Bandinelli
16th century

Carrara / Il Gigante (Andrea Doria nelle vesti di Nettuno)

Description

Marble statue of giant, standing on two dolphins. It is an unfinished statue representing Andrea Doria in the likeness of Neptune, performed by the Florentine sculptor Baccio Bandinelli. The abandoned statue at the level of 'sketch' was used in 1563 by Alberico I Cybo-Malaspina, marquis of Carrara, to embellish the Cathedral Square.

Sculptor

Baccio Bandinelli, pseudonym of Bartolommeo Brandini (Firenze/Florence 1488 - Firenze/Florence 1560), Italian sculptor, draughtsman and painter (Wikipedia (Italian) or English).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Carrara.
Soprintendenza patrimonio storico, artistico ed etnoantropologico e per i beni architettonici e paesaggio per le Province di Lucca e Massa Carrara, Carrara - Statuaria pubblica e installazioni.
Marbleland, Carrara.

Locatie (N 44°4'47" - E 10°5'58") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: itto129; Photograph: 15 May 2017
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