Giambologna s eaquestrian statue of the Grand Duke Cosimo the 1st This stands in the piazza della Signoria in Florence Italy


Giambologna s eaquestrian statue of the Grand Duke Cosimo the 1st This stands in the piazza della Signoria in Florence Italy It was completed in 1595 to celebrate the man who subjugated all of Tuscany under his military rule Cosimo was created grand duke of Tuscany in 1570 A period of prosperity followed in spite of Cosimos heirs currupt and debauched nature When the Medici line ended in 1737 the grand duchy was inherited by the Austrian Duke of Lorraine


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