CACCINI, Giovanni Battista
(b. 1556, Roma, d. 1613, Firenze)

Summer

1592-93
Marble
Ponte Santa Trinita, Florence

Caccini's garden sculptures Summer and Autumn (1592-93), commissioned by Alessandro Acciaioli, were later purchased by Ferdinando I to ornament the Ponte Santa Trinita (in situ) in 1608 for the wedding festivities of Prince Cosimo.




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