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Image:
6.50" x 10.00"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
12.00" x 15.50"
Putto With Dolphin by Verrocchio Framed Print
by Melany Sarafis
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Putto With Dolphin by Verrocchio framed print by Melany Sarafis. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
Created in 1476 by Verrocchio, who was Leonardo's teacher. This statue stood in the Medici family rural villa before Cosimo I brought it to Palazzo... more
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Artist's Description
Created in 1476 by Verrocchio, who was Leonardo's teacher. This statue stood in the Medici family rural villa before Cosimo I brought it to Palazzo Vecchio and placed it in the courtyard. It replaced Donatello's David which stood here prior.
A replica now stands in the courtyard, and the original (this one) is inside Palazzo Vecchio in the Apartments of the Elements, Cosimo's personal living rooms.
This was Verrocchio's most popular work, it was designed as the center of a fountain - the dolphin spouted a jet of water, as if responding to the hug.
About Melany Sarafis
Melany Sarafis served her country for 24 years and recently retired from the USAF as a First Sergeant. She thinks it's really stupid when photographers refer to themselves in the 3rd person on their biographies. I needed to do something "low speed" after a successful but stressful military career. I've have been an avid photographer for a few years and enjoy this "internal" creative process and I was a full time student at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Tx, pursuing a BFA in Studio Arts with an emphasis in Photography and Jewelry/Metalsmith Work. After taking an Art History course and learning a little about the Renaissance, I've become enamored with this art era. I took a trip to Florence Italy (the home of the Renaissance)...
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