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Vittoria occupies a position in Venice parallel to Giambologna's in Florence, and he developed a powerful style based on the mature works of his master Jacopo Sansovino and on a close study of Michelagelo's Louvre Slaves. He was, however, a far finer modeller than carver of marble, and the Neptune with a Sea-Horse reveals him as the heir to the subtleties of surface handling of Riccio, while he imbues the figures with truly Michelangelesque movement.
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