The Fountain of Neptune is situated in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy, near the northwest corner of the Palazzo Vecchio. It was commissioned by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1559 to celebrate h
The Fountain of Neptune at mid-day
Close-up of the Neptune's statue
The fountain after its hand was cut off by vandals on the night of August 4, 2005
Wheel on Neptune's chariot with Zodiac signs
Bartolomeo Ammannati
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Bartolomeo Ammannati was an Italian architect and sculptor, born at Settignano, near Florence, Italy. He studied under Baccio Bandinelli and Jacopo Sansovino and closely imitated the style of Michelan
Fountain of Neptune, Florence
…his son and heir apparent Francesco de' Medici I to Grand Duchess Joanna of Austria. The fountain was designed by Baccio Bandinelli, and executed by Bartolomeo Ammannati with several other artists between 1560 and 1574. It incorporates mythological figures and iconographies that symbolize Cosimo I de' Medici's power and…
The Fountain of Neptune (Fontana del Nettuno) on the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy
Garden view above the Ammannati Courtyard in the Pitti Palace
The Jesuit College in Rome, 1582–1584, was one of Ammannati's later designs.
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