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Giambologna

9 works documented in the Bruno Balestrini archive.

Apollo, Giambologna16th c.
Apollo
Giambologna — Florence, Palazzo Vecchio
Bronze, detail, height cm 62.
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Neptune Fountain, Giambologna16th c.
Neptune Fountain
Giambologna — Bologna, Piazza del Nettuno
Marble, detail, 1563-1566.
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Fountain of Venus, Giambologna16th c.
Fountain of Venus
Giambologna — Florence, Giardino di Boboli
Commissioned around 1575 by the Medici for the Boboli Gardens. The fountain is also called the “Venus of the Grotticella”.
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The Rape of the Sabine Women, Giambologna16th c.
The Rape of the Sabine Women
Giambologna — Florence, Loggia dei Lanzi
Marble, detail. Executed in 1583.
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The Rape of the Sabine Women, Giambologna16th c.
The Rape of the Sabine Women
Giambologna — Florence, Loggia dei Lanzi
Marble, height cm 410, 1583.
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The Rape of the Sabine Women, Giambologna16th c.
The Rape of the Sabine Women
Giambologna — Florence, Loggia dei Lanzi
Bronze bas-relief at the base of the marble group. Executed in 1583.
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Virtue Subduing Vice, Giambologna16th c.
Virtue Subduing Vice
Giambologna — Florence, Museo Nazionale del Bargello
Description: Marble, detail. The work was commissioned in 1565 by Francesco I De' Medici for Palazzo Vecchio.
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Virtue Subduing Vice, Giambologna16th c.
Virtue Subduing Vice
Giambologna — Florence, Museo Nazionale del Bargello
Description: Marble. Commissioned in 1565 by Francesco I de' Medici for Palazzo Vecchio.
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Mercury, Giambologna16th c.
Mercury
Giambologna — Florence, Museo Nazionale del Bargello
Bronze, height cm 180. Three different versions: the first go back to 1550, this copy displays the artists maturity.
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