Italy, Florence: Ponte Vecchio Fountain
By glenda. Filed in Architecture, Art, Europe, Florence, History, Italy, Monument, Nature, Trafalgar Costsaver European Delight, Travel |
It makes sense that a bust/fountain on the Ponte Vecchio would be of a sculptor and goldsmith, Benvenuto Cellini. Cellini did not have any connection with the jewelry shops on the bridge, which are there today because when he was alive, butcher shops lined the bridge. The artist, in a shout out to Cellini, used motifs taken from the pedestal of Perseus, Cellini’s masterpiece. The inscription on the monument states: “To Benvenuto Cellini Master The Goldsmiths of Florence.”
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