Marzocco
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Marzocco
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Published 2017-08-07T16:09:02+00:00
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A heraldic symbol of Florentine dominion, the Marzocco (from the Latin Martius, or Mars, god of war) is an emblem of force and genereosity.
This lion holding a shield which bears a lily, the coat of arms of Florence, was sculpted for the apartment which housed Pope Martin V in Santa Maria Novella between 1419 and 1420. In 1812 it was positioned in front of Palazzo della Signoria to replace the original fourteenth-century Marzocco, by then in ruins. However, due to the deterioration of the stone, Donatello's lion was moved inside the Uffizi in 1847.
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| Date published | 07/08/2017 |
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| Title | Marzocco |
| Date | 1420 |
| Period | Renaissance |
| Medium | sandstone, inlaid marble |
| Artist | Donatello |
| Place | National Museum of Bargello |
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