Putto with dolphin, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
Fountainhead sculpture by Andrea del Verrochio (c. 1470)
Andrea del Verrocchio was the teacher of such renowned Renaissance artists as Leonardo da Vinci, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Lorenzo di Credi and Pietro Perugino (who was the teacher of Raphael). Verrocchio created some of the early sculptures in the round (all viewpoints are of equal significance and the statue can be viewed from all sides, rather than being placed in a niche and viewed from a few positions in front of the sculpture). The Putto with Dolphin is sculpted in the round.
Created for Lorenzo di Medici (the Magnificent) for his villa at Carregi for use as a fountainhead. Cosimo I di Medici had the Putto with Dolphin transferred to the Palazzo Vecchio in 1557, where it was the fountainhead for the porphyry and marble fountain in the first cortile (courtyard). Today, a copy made by Bruno Bearzi acts as the fountainhead and the original is displayed in the Apartment of the Elements.
From [www.digital-images.net/Gallery/Scenic/Florence/Sculpture/...], where you can find beautiful pictures of this and many other sculptures in Florence.
Re-edited in July 2019
Putto with dolphin, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
Fountainhead sculpture by Andrea del Verrochio (c. 1470)
Andrea del Verrocchio was the teacher of such renowned Renaissance artists as Leonardo da Vinci, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Lorenzo di Credi and Pietro Perugino (who was the teacher of Raphael). Verrocchio created some of the early sculptures in the round (all viewpoints are of equal significance and the statue can be viewed from all sides, rather than being placed in a niche and viewed from a few positions in front of the sculpture). The Putto with Dolphin is sculpted in the round.
Created for Lorenzo di Medici (the Magnificent) for his villa at Carregi for use as a fountainhead. Cosimo I di Medici had the Putto with Dolphin transferred to the Palazzo Vecchio in 1557, where it was the fountainhead for the porphyry and marble fountain in the first cortile (courtyard). Today, a copy made by Bruno Bearzi acts as the fountainhead and the original is displayed in the Apartment of the Elements.
From [www.digital-images.net/Gallery/Scenic/Florence/Sculpture/...], where you can find beautiful pictures of this and many other sculptures in Florence.
Re-edited in July 2019