Giovanni Gioviano Pontano (1426–1503), Adriano Fiorentino, ca. 1490

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Giovanni Gioviano Pontano (1426–1503), ca. 1490, Italian, Naples, Marble, Overall (wt. confirmed): H. 19 7/8 x W. 13 1/8 x D. 4 1/2 in., Wt. 73lb. ( x x cm, ), Sculpture, Adriano Fiorentino (Adriano di Giovanni de' Maestri) (Italian, Florence (?) born ca. 1450–60, died 1499 Florence), Pontano was a leading humanist and statesman at the court of Naples and the 'tutor' of Duke Alfonso of Calabria. He was a passionate student of ancient authors, trying to reconcile their goals with Christianity, and from 1471 led the Neapolitan Academy that later bore his name

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