Bronze Fountain of the Sea Monsters (Fontane dei Mostri Marini) by Pietro Tacca in Piazza Santissima Annunziata Florence Italy
The two fontane dei mostri marini ("sea monster fountains") are located in the Santissima Annunziata plaza in the Italian city of Florence. The two fountains were placed in 1641 at the sides of the Santissima Annunziata plaza, having been commissioned in 1626. The statues were originally intended to complement the Monument of the Four Moors in Livorno. To this end, artist Pietro Tacca began to work on them in 1627 with the help of two students: Bartolomeo Salvini and Francesco Maria Bandini. In 1641, following the death of Tacca, the fountains were placed in the Santissima Annunziata plaza on opposite sides of the Equestrian Monument of Ferdinando I.
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Location: Piazza Santissima Annunziata Florence Italy
Photo credit: © Neil Setchfield / Alamy / Afripics
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