AFTER DONATELLO, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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AN ITALIAN CARVED MARBLE MODEL OF THE MARZOCCO LION
AFTER DONATELLO, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
On integral octagonal plinth
26 in. (66 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The Marzocco is the heraldic lion, best known in the rendition sculpted by Donatello in 1418-20, that is a symbol of Florence. The Donatello Marzocco was moved to its present location in Piazza della Signoria in 1812.

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