Lot 447
447
A bronze model of the Colleoni monument
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A bronze model of the Colleoni monument

AFTER VERROCCHIO, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Details
A bronze model of the Colleoni monument
After Verrocchio, Late 19th century
On a pink marble plinth
22½in. (57cm.) high, 26in. (66cm.) high including plinth
Special notice
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Lot Essay

Bartolemmeo Colleoni of Bergamo left funds in his will for an equestrian monument for himself. The original, in the Campo SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, was modelled by Verrochio in 1483 and finally cast after the artist's death by Alessandro Leopardi in 1496.

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