The monument to Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, by the sculptor Francesco Pozzi, was erected in the southern part of “Piazza della Repubblica” around 1840.
He is facing the statue of another Grand Duke of Tuscany, Leopold II, sculpted in 1855 by Emilio Santarelli to replace the monument damaged in 1849 and now placed in “Piazza XX Settembre”.Leopold II was the son of Ferdinand III, so another good title for this post could have been “Father and Son”.
See also: Leopold II of Tuscany - Forlorn Grand Duke - Heraldic Bees
19 comments:
Those are fantasitc statues and in great condition for their age. Another very interesting post.
VP, I just love these statues.
One receives the impression, that they 'do talk' every once in a while.
Please have a good Friday.
daily athens
Wouldn't it be great if they could talk every once in a while?!
These are great! I love the expression on Leopold II :-D
If the statues are true to life, a formidable, larger than life individual!
Very stately, historical statues! We don't have anything like that in my city! Zut!
What grand looking statue. Nice shot.
Very powerful figures. It appears that Ferdinand III is lecturing Leopold III, but Leopold II isn't buying it.
Do you think someday they will erect statues of famous Italian bloggers?
Have you ever tried wearing a toga, VP?
Or maybe they could be called the 'Scowling Father and Son'. That makes them look important as they were. MB
Ah Romans... :-))
Very nice statues, indeed. I like the "toga" especially at the first one.
Yet another possible title: "The Power of Neoclassicism". These personalities from the 18-19th centuries are not only in marble, but also outfitted like ancient Romans!
Not decorated with graffiti ?
Great work of ART!
- Have a nice weekend!
I will go to the Italian Culture Club, and watch a film called "Happy Family! (www.ikis.no) tonight.
They certainly look Duke-ish. Very regal photos!
Very interesting history with these sculptures. I like so much the name Leopold and it's a surprise for me, because I didn't know it was an Italian name!
A fabulous weekend,
hugs and thanks for these beautiful pictures!
Léia
The way they sculpted robes, making them look so real, always fascinates me. Both are wonderful statues.
@ Gunn - Not so bad, if I remember well. The average of our movies is much worse now...
@ Léia - I don't think Leopold has Latin origins, these guys were Habsburg-Lorraine after all.
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