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Monument to Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Florence

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The Monument to Giovanni delle Bande Nere is an Italian Renaissance sculpture in marble, by Baccio Bandinelli and his workshop, now in Piazza San Lorenzo in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The work took from 1540 to after 1560 to carve, and the base and statue, though always meant to be together, were only so placed in 1850. The imposing Giovanni sits, somewhat uncomfortably, wearing a metallic cuirass on his torso. Without a helmet or army boots, he holds a baton of command on his knee. The plinth is almost more decorative with festoons and bucranium, and Doric columns at the corners. One bas-relief appears to show soldiers bringing booty and captives before a sitting ruler. Others depict the Medici coat of arms. The corners have doric pilaster-columns.

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Monument to Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Florence
Piazza San Lorenzo, Florence Quartiere 1

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Monumento a Giovanni delle Bande Nere

Piazza San Lorenzo
50123 Florence, Quartiere 1
Tuscany, Italy
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