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Apennine Colossus
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The Apennine Colossus is a stone statue, approximately 11 m high, in the estate of the Villa Demidoff in Vaglia, Tuscany in Italy. Giambologna created the colossal figure, a personification of the Apennine mountains, in the late 1580s. It was constructed on the grounds of the Villa di Pratolino, a Renaissance villa that fell into disrepair and was replaced by the Villa Demidoff in the 1800s.
Colossus of Apennine
Colossus of Apennine
Upper chamber within the statue
Upper chamber within the statue
Dragon at the back of the Colossus by Giovanni Battista Foggini
Dragon at the back of the Colossus by Giovanni Battista Foggini
Image: Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna (1877) (14773634911)
Image: Italy from the Alps to Mount Etna (1877) (14773634911)
Villa di Pratolino
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The Villa di Pratolino was a Renaissance patrician villa in Vaglia, Tuscany, Italy. It was mostly demolished in 1822. Its remains are now part of the Villa Demidoff, 12 km north of Florence, reached from the main road to Bologna.
Pratolino, the lower half of the garden, by Giusto Utens, 1599 (Museo Topografico, Florence)
Pratolino, the lower half of the garden, by Giusto Utens, 1599 (Museo Topografico, Florence)
The "Apennine Colossus" in its niche
The "Apennine Colossus" in its niche
The "Apennine Colossus" by Giambologna
The "Apennine Colossus" by Giambologna
The park and Villa Demidoff, which is the restored Paggeria of Villa di Pratolino.
The park and Villa Demidoff, which is the restored Paggeria of Villa di Pratolino.