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Donatello, Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata
Donatello, Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata (Erasmo da Narni), 1445-53, bronze, 12 feet, 2 inches high, Piazza del Santo, Padua Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Florence: Live from the Piazza della Signoria
The Palazzo Vecchio, The Uffizi, A David, The Rape Of The Sabine Women and Great Coffee!
The Piazza della Signoria is Florence's most famous square, with legendary sculptures in the open Loggia, the Uffizi Gallery on the corner, and Cosimo de'Medici looking a bit askance at the upstart Gucci Museum behind him. Have a quick look round with Tony Page to get your bearings...
Okay, so here we are in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence and down there you can see the main shopping street (Ed: via Calzaiuoli) that leads from the Duomo where we've just walked up, and I'll sweep round the square a little. Here you can see the equestrian statue of Cosimo I de'Medici.
He was not one of the all time good guys and actually in the statue he's looking a bit teed off as you might see here, and that's because, I am told, of this guy, David.
That's an imitation of course, the original statue of David is in the Galleria dell'Accademia, but Cosimo was so angry or irritated by the popularity of David that he created a new statue of Neptune, which I think is rather good actually, but you'll notice that Cosimo had his own face put on it. You know, compare it to his statue that we just saw, amazing.
Anyway to go back to Cosimo, to maintain our more relaxed sweep of the Piazza della Signoria. You see the Gucci Museum (Tribunale della Mercanzia) behind, and Neptune stands in front of the main town hall building (Palazzo Vecchio) with the famous tower.
Actually it's nice in winter to sit in one of the cafes in here in the open air, even though it's cold, because they have heaters.
The Rape of the Sabine Women exposed to the Elements
And of course, next to the main palace is the Loggia - Loggia, sorry I'll get the pronunciation right -- that has the famous statues in it of Perseus (by Cellini) and Giambologna's so-called Rape of the Sabine Women, but in fact that title was suggested to him after he had already done it. Here it is, the famous climbing spiral.
Actually, my favourite statue is the Perseus and Medusa. There you can see it against the light -- sorry, not very good from here. I find that one of the most attractive and balanced statues here, although there is no doubt Giambologna's spiral Rape of the Sabine Women is a triumph in both design and sculpture.
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Tour Around Florence , Tuscany - Piazza Della Signoria - Palazzo Vecchio - Loggia Della Signoria ( Perseu With the Head of Medusa,The Rape of Sabine Women,etc) Fontana Del Nettuno - Equestrian Statue of Cosimo The Younger
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Places to see in ( Florence - Italy ) Perseus Statue
Perseus with the Head of Medusa is a bronze sculpture made by Benvenuto Cellini in the period 1545-1554. The sculpture stands upon a square base with bronze relief panels depicting the story of Perseus and Andromeda, similar to a predella on an altarpiece. It is located in the Loggia dei Lanzi of the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy. The second Florentine duke, Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici, commissioned the work with specific political connections to the other sculptural works in the piazza. When the piece was revealed to the public on 27 April 1554, Michelangelo’s David, Bandinelli’s Hercules and Cacus, and Donatello’s Judith and Holofernes were already erected in the piazza.
The subject matter of the work is the mythological story of Perseus beheading Medusa, a hideous woman-faced Gorgon whose hair was turned to snakes and anyone that looked at her was turned to stone. Perseus stands naked except for a sash and winged sandals, triumphant on top of the body of Medusa with her snakey head in his raised hand. The body of Medusa spews blood from her severed neck. The bronze sculpture and Medusa’s head turns men to stone and is appropriately surrounded by three huge marble statues of men: Hercules, David, and later Neptune.
Cellini breathed new life into the piazza visitor through his new use of bronze in Perseus and the head of Medusa and the motifs he used to respond to the previous sculpture in the piazza. If one examines the sculpture from the back, you can see the self-image of the sculptor Cellini on the backside of Perseus' helmet. The sculpture is thought to be the first statue since the classical age where the base included a figurative sculpture forming an integral part of the work.
Cellini’s crowning work was Perseus. Cellini completed it with two different ideals in mind. He wanted to respond to the sculpture already placed within the piazza, which he did with the subject matter of Medusa reducing men to stone. Secondly, the Medici were represented by Perseus and the subject matter achieved that in the round sculpture and the relief below. Moreover, in that respect, Cellini also made a statement for himself in the actual casting of Perseus. Cellini gave life with his new sculpture in his use of bronze and asserted the Medician control over the Florentine people through the Perseus motif.
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The famous statue of David in Florence Italy. A video of the square outside the entrance to the museum
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360 video: Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy
This impressive square has served as a hub of the city for centuries. There are smashing historical buildings around, dominated by Palazzo Vecchio, the town hall of the city. It takes its name after Signoria of Florence, the government of medieval and renaissance Florence.
The square witnessed the return of the Medici in 1530 and the Bonfire of the Vanities which happened in 1497 and involved destroying many valuable works of art. It was prompted by the Dominican priest Savonarola, who was later excommunicated and burned at the stake here. The location is marked in the middle of the square.
The square boasts the Fountain of Neptune created by a sculptor Bartolomeo Ammannati in the 16th century. It also features several statues, such as an equestrian statue of Duke Cosimo I, and a copy of Michelangelo's David. The original can be found in Galleria dell'Accademia.
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Donatello's Gattamelata: An Analysis
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Florence: The Duomo, Campanile, and Baptistry
The Duomo or Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower), built on the site of Santa Reparata was begun in 1296 by Arnolfo di Cambio.
There it stood without a roof until 1436 when Brunelleschi completed his dome. It is still the largest brick and mortar dome in the world.
His method of building two domes and a herringbone brick pattern allowed him to build it without the use of scaffolds or any other support whatever.
“Dante Before the City of Florence” includes a view of Florence that Dante would never live to see.
Castagno was commissioned to fresco an equestrian portrait in 1456 to match Uccello’s Funerary Monument to Sir John Hawkwood of 1436, an English mercenary who fought for Florence.
Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici commissioned The Last Judgment from Vasari who begun in 1568 and was completed by Federico Zuccari in 1579.
Chosen as Arnolfo’s successor in 1334, Giotto, aged 67, began construction of the campanile (bell tower). He finished the first two stories and it was continued by Andrea Pisano, already famous for the South Doors of the Baptistery, and completed in 1359 by Francesco Talenti.
Pisano provided the sculptural reliefs which you can see more clearly in my film: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo.
The Baptistry was mistakenly believed to have been built on a Roman temple to Mars and was adorned with a Roman relief when it was first built in 1059. It was completed in 1128.
In 1401 Ghiberti won the competition for a pair of doors to match those of Andrea Pisano, with the same quatrefoil panels. To see more about this, see my film: The Bargello.
The doors were so impressive he was commissioned to cast another set.
The facade of the church (19th century) was designed to match Giottos’ campanile.
The space between The Duomo and The Baptistry was a Roman cemetery or paradisium, perhaps inspiring Michelangelo to quip that Ghiberti’s doors were; “truly worthy to be the Gates of Paradise.”
The Baptistery’s mosaic ceiling was created by unknown Venetian craftsmen assisted by local artists, such as Coppo di Marcovaldo (who was responsible for Hell), Meliore, and Cimabue, to whom the scenes from the life of the Baptist are attributed.
The mosaics in the apse were made by the Franciscan Jacopo di Torrita in 1255.
The tomb of the Anti-Pope John XXIII who died in Florence in 1419. He was actually one of three Popes active at the same time. Donatello sculpted the prelate in gilded bronze, while Michelozzo was probably responsible for the Madonna and Child and the Theological Virtues.
Florence, Italy: Palazzo Vecchio
More info about travel to Florence: Palazzo Vecchio is Florence's City Hall. While the exterior is medieval, Michelangelo's David (this one's a replica) seems to welcome you into the Renaissance world — and the dawn of our Modern Age.
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This awesome virtual reality 360 degree VR tour video (VR Walk), shot on a journey to Florence city and its main attractions and sights like Signoria Square (Piazza della Signoria) with Equestrian Monument of Cosimo I, David (masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created by Michelangelo Buonarroti) and sculpture of Hercules and Cacus (by Baccio Bandinelli); Lanzi Loggia (Loggia dei Lanzi, also called the Loggia della Signoria) with bronze sculpture of Perseus with the Head of Medusa (made by Benvenuto Cellini), sculpture of Hercules killing the Centaur Nessus (by Giambologna). Video filmed on camera Samsung Gear 360 (which is similar in quality to the Nikon Keymission 360 camera). This tour can be viewed perfectly on any smartphone, iPhone or Samsung Galaxy.
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Fontana di Piazza or Fountain of Neptune in Florence is in front of the Palazzo Vecchio
The Fountain of Neptune is a fountain in Florence, Italy, situated on the Piazza della Signoria (Signoria square), in front of the Palazzo Vecchio. The fountain was commissioned in 1565 and is the work of the sculptor Bartolomeo Ammannati. This work by Bartolomeo Ammannati (1563–1565) and some assistants, such as Giambologna, was commissioned on the occasion of the wedding of Francesco I de' Medici with Johanna of Austria in 1565. The assignment had first been given to Baccio Bandinelli, who designed the model but he died before he could start working on the block of Apuan marble. The Neptune figure, whose face resembles that of Cosimo I de' Medici, was meant to be an allusion to the dominion of the Florentines over the sea. The figure stands on a high pedestal in the middle of an octagonal fountain. The pedestal in the middle is decorated with the mythical chained figures of Scylla and Charybdis. The statue of Neptune is a copy made in the nineteenth century, while the original is in the National Museum. However, when the work was finished, it was not appreciated in particular by the Florentines, who called it Il Biancone (the white giant). Work continued on this fountain during the next ten years. Ammannati, with the assistance of the best Florentine sculptors and casters, added around the perimeter of the basin, in a mannerist style, suave, reclining, bronze river gods, laughing satyrs and marble sea-horses emerging from the water. The monumental marble and the dynamic bronzes give nevertheless a coherent impression. The fountain served as an example for future fountain-makers.
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Casa Buonarroti a Firenze
Casa Buonarroti è il museo su Michelangelo a Firenze, ospitato nel palazzo della famiglia Buonarroti in via Ghibellina all'angolo con via Buonarroti.Michelangelo non era nato qui, ma a Caprese in provincia di Arezzo, quando suo padre Ludovico di Leonardo, seppur fiorentino, si era trasferito per ricoprire una carica pubblica. Non è nemmeno l'unica residenza abitata da Michelangelo in città, che furono più di una, ma qui, nel 1508, egli aveva fatto acquistare, da Roma, al nipote Leonardo tre piccoli appezzamenti confinanti. Fu dunque Leonardo, figlio di Buonarroto fratello minore di Michelangelo, a scegliere e successivamente, negli anni 1546-1553, a far edificare il palazzo, che dunque l'artista divino non abitò né vide mai. L'edificio fu poi ampliato e restaurato nelle attuali forme nel 1612 dal figlio Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane, pronipote del grande artista. Qui ha poi abitato per secoli la famiglia Buonarroti
Reportage : Focus sur le centre historique de Florence
Globe Échos vous fait une petite ballade dans le centre historique de Florence en Italie.
Sightseeing in Florence
Out and about in Florence, the cradle of the Renaissance with its magnificent Duomo (the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore which includes Giotto's campanile or bell tower and the Last Judgement fresco painted on the interior of the Dome), the Palazzo Vecchio overlooking the Plaza della Signoria which has an impressive number of statues (the Fountain of Neptune, the equestrian
Statue of Cosimo 1, Perseus with the head of Medusa, Hercules and Cacus next to a replica of Michaelangelo's David etc), the Ponte Vechio over the Arno River, the Piazzale degli Uffizi, the Piazza della Repubblica, the Basilicas of Santa Maria Novella and Santa Croce, the Column of Justice in Piazza Santa Trinita, the Florence National Central Library, the San Niccolo Tower, the Piazzale Michelangelo (which has an overall view of the Ponte Vecchio, the Duomo and Palazzo Vecchio) and a 2015 exhibition Spoon - I eat Earth outside the Gallery Hotel Art.
Music is Mambo Italiano by Patrizio Buanne.