The group The Rape of Polyxena, is a fine diagonal sculpture by Pio Fedi from 1865.
Italy. Florence (Firenze)
Piazza della Signoria.
Piazza della Signoria is an L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio. It is the focal point of the origin and of the history of the Florentine Republic and still maintains its reputation as the political hub of the city. It is the meeting place of Florentines as well as the numerous tourists, located near Ponte Vecchio and Piazza del Duomo and gateway to Uffizi Gallery.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_della_Signoria
The most beautiful loggia in Florence is without doubt the Loggia dei Lanzi in Piazza della Signoria. Originally called the Loggia dei Priori, in the time of Cosimo I it housed his soldiers (Swiss lancers), who were called Lanzichenecchi, and so it came to be known as the Loggia dei Lanzi. This elegant loggia, built to form part of the Palazzo Vecchio complex and inaugurated in 1381, was used for ceremonies and for the proclamation of the edicts of the Signoria. Today the loggia is a kind of open-air museum housing an important group of statues which all rather strangely share a note of violence.
The group The Rape of Polyxena, is a fine diagonal sculpture by Pio Fedi from 1865.
Italy. Florence (Firenze)
Piazza della Signoria.
Piazza della Signoria is an L-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio. It is the focal point of the origin and of the history of the Florentine Republic and still maintains its reputation as the political hub of the city. It is the meeting place of Florentines as well as the numerous tourists, located near Ponte Vecchio and Piazza del Duomo and gateway to Uffizi Gallery.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_della_Signoria
The most beautiful loggia in Florence is without doubt the Loggia dei Lanzi in Piazza della Signoria. Originally called the Loggia dei Priori, in the time of Cosimo I it housed his soldiers (Swiss lancers), who were called Lanzichenecchi, and so it came to be known as the Loggia dei Lanzi. This elegant loggia, built to form part of the Palazzo Vecchio complex and inaugurated in 1381, was used for ceremonies and for the proclamation of the edicts of the Signoria. Today the loggia is a kind of open-air museum housing an important group of statues which all rather strangely share a note of violence.