Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Italy
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Aquila; Eagle, Statue depicts an eagle braced for flight. The naturalistic elements and detail illustrate the artists interest in natural sciences and Medici patronage., 1567
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0418; Public Notes:
Architecture, Statue depicts the personification of Architecture as a nude woman, partially adorned with jewelry and a helmet. She sits on a draped platform holding a ruler, protractor, and compass in her right hand while her left arm rests on the platform. Her ankles are crossed and her eyes are downcast., ca. 1560
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0408; Public Notes:
Architecture, Statue depicts the personification of Architecture as a nude woman, partially adorned with jewelry and a helmet. She sits on a draped platform holding a ruler, protractor, and compass in her right hand while her left arm rests on the platform. Her ankles are crossed and her eyes are downcast. Detail image., ca. 1560
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0416; Public Notes:
Bather, Image depicts a nude woman bathing or drying herself. The subject matter may depict the goddess Venus or a nude woman. The sculpture is part of a series of small bronze sculptures done by Giambologna that have survived in many museums and private collections., 1565
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0422.2; Public Notes: Image is from Wilhelm Bode, The Italian Bronze Statuettes of the Renaissance, M A S De Reinis, 1980.
Bust of Niccolo da Uzzano, Statue depicts Niccolo da Uzzano, the Florentine political and public figure. The man sits in profile, eyes raised and holding his chin high, his clothing depicts his upper class status., ca. 1430's
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0407; Public Notes:
David, A photograph of a sculpture of David by Donatello.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.MISC.0145; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
David, Statue of a young King David immediately following his triumph over Goliath. Here, David is depicted as a young boy while still a shepherd, and holding Goliath's sword while standing on his head. However, the young man wears shoes and a helmet, he is otherwise nude., ca. 1440, Photographed in 2640
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0359; Public Notes:
David, Statue of a young King David immediately following his triumph over Goliath. Here, David is depicted as a young man in Roman attire. He stands with a hand on his hip, the other loose at his waist while standing on the head of Goliath., 1409, Photographed in 2723
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0380; Public Notes: Sculpture is sometimes called the "Early David" given the infamy of Donatello's later, bronze statue depicting the same figure and scene.
Mercury; Virtue Triumphant over Vice, Statue depicts the Greco-Roman God Mercury in flight wearing his winged sandals and carrying the staff of Caduceus. His foot lightly rests on a column of water coming out of the mouth of Zephyr, the God of the western wind. The statue is likely Giambologna's most famous works and emblematic of his growing mannerist style, Mercury's body is elongated and he appears to transcend gravity. The statue was commissioned by Cosimo Medici as a gift to the Holy Roman Emperor Maximillian II., 1580
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0414; Public Notes:
Mercury; Virtue Triumphant over Vice, Statue depicts the Greco-Roman God Mercury in flight wearing his winged sandals and carrying the staff of Caduceus. His foot lightly rests on a column of water coming out of the mouth of Zephyr, the God of the western wind. The statue is likely Giambologna's most famous works and emblematic of his growing mannerist style, Mercury's body is elongated and he appears to transcend gravity. The statue was commissioned by Cosimo Medici as a gift to the Holy Roman Emperor Maximillian II. Detail of Mercury's face., 1580
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0415; Public Notes:
Portrait of a Woman, Profile portrait of a woman.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.8059; Public Notes:
Saint George, Sculpture depicts a standing bust of the third century Saint George of Lydda, here depicted as a young man in his military armor. His stance is confident and proud and his shield most readily calls to images of Crusade soldiers., 1415 - 1417, Photographed in 2313
Saint George, Sculpture depicts a standing bust of the third century Saint George of Lydda, here depicted as a young man in his military armor. His stance is confident and proud and his shield most readily calls to images of Crusade soldiers. Image provides a detail of George's face in profile., 1415 - 1417, Photographed in 8608
The Sacrifice of Isaac, The relief depicts the Binding of Isaac from the biblical account in Genesis. According to the story, God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac but because of Abraham's faith, God sent an angel to stop the sacrifice. Abraham sees a ram near by and sacrifices it instead., 1401, Photographed in 2617
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0425; Public Notes:
Virtue Triumphant over Vice; Florence Triumphant over Pisa, Sculpture depicts Virtue's triumph over Vice or Florence's triumph over Pisa. The sculpture was commissioned for the Sala del Cinquecento or the Great Council Hall of the Palazzo Vecchio for the wedding of Francesco I and Joanna of Austria. Giambologna was commissioned to reflect the victories of the Florentine military. Here, the nude woman, Virtue/Florence, stands over the defeated nude male, Vice/Pisa., 1565
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0413; Public Notes:
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