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Little angel with dolphin

Andrea del Verrocchioaround 1470

Palazzo Vecchio Museum

Palazzo Vecchio Museum
Firenze, Italy

The putto, made around 1470 for the villa of Careggi at the request of Lorenzo de' Medici, in 1557 was placed on top of the porphyry fountain realized for the first courtyard of Palazzo Vecchio. The bronze, extremely polished, shows a putto holding a dolphin in his arms; it was placed inside of the palace in the middle of the Twentieth century and substituted by a copy in the courtyard. Photo: Raffaello Bencini

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  • Title: Little angel with dolphin
  • Creator Lifespan: 1435 - 1488
  • Creator Nationality: Italian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Venezia
  • Creator Birth Place: Firenze
  • Date Created: around 1470
  • Theme: mythological subject
  • Sculptor: Andrea del Verrocchio
  • Physical Dimensions: w35 x h70 x d45 cm (without pedestal)
  • Period: Renaissance
  • Original title: Putto con delfino
  • Type: sculpture
  • Rights: Comune di Firenze, Comune di Firenze
Palazzo Vecchio Museum

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