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Saint Eligius (Nanni di Banco)

1421 sculpturesMarble sculptures in ItalySculptures in Orsanmichele

Saint Eligius is an Apuan marble statue of saint Eligius by Nanni di Banco, forming part of a cycle of fourteen patron saints of the Florentine guilds for the external niches of Orsanmichele. It was commissioned by the Arte dei Maniscalchi guild and completed around 1417–1421, although it took until around 1422 for it to be put up in its niche. That niche is now filled by a replica, with the original in the Museo di Orsanmichele.

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Saint Eligius (Nanni di Banco)
Via Ricasoli, Florence Quartiere 1

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