Neptune, Roman god of the sea. Late 1500s marble statue celebrating Medici naval victories, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The statue stands on the Fonte di Piazza or Fountain of Neptune, a Late Renaissance or Mannerist fountain created by artists including Italian architect and sculptor Bartolomeo Ammannati and the Flemish sculptor known as Giambologna. It took 13 years to construct, from 1563 to 1575.

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Florence, Tuscany, Italy: a colossal marble statue of the Roman sea god Neptune (photographed here in October 1996 before it was cleaned) celebrates naval victories by Tuscany’s ruling Medici family. It stands surrounded by tritons on the Fonte di Piazza or Fountain of Neptune in Piazza della Signoria. The fountain was the work of various artists, including its initial designer, Baccio Bandinelli, architect and sculptor Bartolomeo Ammannati and the Flemish sculptor known as Giambologna or Giovanni da Bologna. It took 13 years to construct, from 1563 to 1575, and is in the Mannerist or Late Renaissance style of art and architecture.

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Size: 8301px × 6175px
Location: Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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