poster of sculptures in front of the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
Date: 1970s-1990s
Inventory Number: 1998-1-1024b
Classification: Poster
Dimensions:0.3 x 62 x 99.3 cm (1/8 x 24 7/16 x 39 1/8 in.)
Accessories: part of a set of four posters in the collection produced by the tourism board in Florence: 1998-1-1024a, 1998-1-1024b, 1998-1-1024c, 1998-1-1024d.
Description:
This is an image of several famous sculptures in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence: Bernini's Perseus with the Head of Medusa; Michelangelo's David; and Baccio Bandinelli's Hercules and Cacus.
Above the entrance door of the palazzo is a marble frontispiece, dating from 1528.