Apennine Colossus
Apennine Colossus | |
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Italian: Colosso dell'Appennino | |
Artist | Jean de Boulogne, a.k.a. Giambologna |
Completion date | late 1580s |
Medium | Stone |
Dimensions | 11 meters (36 feet) |
Location | Vaglia, Italy |
43°51′33″N 11°18′16″E / 43.859167°N 11.304444°E |
The Apennine Colossus (
Description of the sculpture
The colossus is about 11 metres (36 ft) high
Within the giant exist a series of chambers and caves on three levels.
Location and ownership
The Pratolino is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Florence at the foot of the Apennine mountain range.[22] In it, there is a rectangular square called the Prato del Appennino, situated in front of the colossus.[14]
After Francesco de' Medici's death in 1587 and that of his wife Bianca Capello the next day,[23] the villa and its surroundings fell into decay.[11] The Villa di Pratolino was demolished in 1822[11] and in 1872, the heirs of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, sold the estate[12] to the Demidoff family who built their own villa on it.[7] In 1981, the Villa Demidoff was purchased by the Province of Florence[24] and today the park and its giant are accessible to the public.[12]
Gallery
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Etching by Stefano Della Bella
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Fountain of Thetys in the ground floor by Giovanni Guerra
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Upper chamber within the statue
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Dragon at the back of the Colossus by Giovanni Battista Foggini
References
- ^ a b Morgan, Luke (2015), p.12
- JSTOR 988039.
- ^ Morgan, Luke (2015). "The Monster in the Garden | Luke Morgan". www.upenn.edu. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ^ JSTOR 27653166.
- ^ S2CID 241909486, retrieved 2022-01-15
- ^ Steadman, Philip (2021), pp.286–287
- ^ a b c d Rubboli, Matteo (2020-02-03). "Il Colosso dell'Appennino: la Gigantesca Statua Dimenticata alle Porte di Firenze". Vanilla Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8122-9278-7.
- ^ Morgan, Luke (2015) p.9
- ^ a b c Ilya (2013-05-11). "The Appennine Colossus". Unusual Places. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ a b c d Ricupati, Daniela (2021-11-10). "Il Colosso dell'Appennino di Giambologna". Il Giardino della Cultura (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ a b c "Gardens in Tuscany | Villa di Pratolino | Parco Villa Demidoff". www.travelingintuscany.com. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ Steadman, Philip (2021), p.291
- ^ .
- ISBN 978-90-04-43510-0.
- ^ Hirschboeck, Martin (2014). "Jacopo Ligozzi, An allegory of virtue" (PDF). p. 29. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Steadman, Philip (2021) pp.293–294
- JSTOR 3258383.
- ^ "Rilievo e modellazione del Gigante dell'Appennino nel parco di Pratolino | geomaticaeconservazione.it". www.geomaticaeconservazione.it. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- ^ Steadman, Philip (2021), pp.290–291
- ^ "Barbetti Rinaldo". Recta Galleria d'arte - Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ Steadman, Philip (2021), p.279
- ^ Steadman, Philip (2021), p.315
- ^ "Russi in Italia: dizionario - Russi in Italia". www.russinitalia.it. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
External links
- Media related to Appennino by Giambologna at Wikimedia Commons