Pasquino Group
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The Pasquino Group is a group of marble sculptures that copy a Hellenistic bronze original, dating to ca. 200–150 BCE. At least fifteen Roman marble copies of this sculpture are known. Many of these m
Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus, in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Italy
The Pasquino fragment still shows the warrior's eroded hand on the limp torso
Terracotta reduction by Juan Adán Morlán, as Priam supporting the body of Hector (Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid)
Loggia dei Lanzi
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The Loggia dei Lanzi, also called the Loggia della Signoria, is a building on the south corner of the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy, adjoining the Uffizi Gallery, and diagonally to the east
Pasquino Group
…repaired in 1798 and remained in obscurity, undergoing further adjustments by Stefano Ricci in the 1830s, until it was finally re-erected in 1838, in the Loggia dei Lanzi in the Piazza della Signoria, Florence. The feature which still draws most attention is the lifeless hanging left arm of the "Achilles" figure, seemingly…
Loggia dei Lanzi
Painting of the Piazza della Signoria and Loggia dei Lanzi, 1830 by Carlo Canella
Statue of Thusnelda, the wife of the ancient Germanic warrior Arminius. Created in 2nd century AD with modern restorations.
Benvenuto Cellini's Perseus with the Head of Medusa