# Ferdinando Tacca

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'''Ferdinando Tacca''' (1619–1686) was an [Italian](/source/Italian_people) sculptor and architect, active during the [Baroque](/source/Baroque_art) period in [Florence](/source/Florence).

==Biography==
He was the son of [Pietro Tacca](/source/Pietro_Tacca), a sculptor active for the Medici in Florence. After Pietro's death in 1640, Ferdinado inherited his studio and bronze foundry in [Borgo Pinti](/source/Borgo_Pinti), where he produced both large  equestrian monuments, statuary, and smaller-scale works for both local and foreign patrons.<ref>[http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/447/ferdinando-tacca-italian-1619-1686/ Getty Museum], short biography.</ref>

He helped complete in 1640 the bronze ''Equestrian Statue of King [Philip IV of Spain](/source/Philip_IV_of_Spain)'' in Madrid.<ref>Helmstutler-Di Dio, Kelley.[http://citation.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/6/7/8/3/4/p678347_index.html "Weighty Negotiations: The Equestrian Monuments of Philip III and Philip IV"]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, abstract  presented at the RSA Annual Meeting, New York, NY, Hilton New York, Mar 27, 2014 2014-12-10 [http://citation.allacademic.com/meta/p678347_index.html]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

He created the Crucifix for the Cathedral of [Prato](/source/Prato) and the ''Fontana di Bacchino'',  located in the city's main piazza.<ref>Copy is now present in the piazza, while the original in inside the courtyard of the [Palazzo Comunale](/source/Palazzo_Comunale%2C_Prato).</ref> The fountain (1659-1665) depicts young Bacchus in bronze sitting around bunches of grapes.<ref>[http://www.turismo.intoscana.it/site/en/highlights/Bacchino-Fountain/ Turismo in Toscana] description of ''Fontana di Bacchino''.</ref>

After 1650, Tacca also became a prominent stage designer and engineer. After 1656, Ferdinando was appointed engineer of the Medici buildings and fortifications.

He designed the ''[Teatro Della Pergola](/source/Teatro_Della_Pergola)'', built in 1656, commissioned by [Cardinal Giovanni Carlo de' Medici](/source/Cardinal_Giovanni_Carlo_de'_Medici).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rELP_n9HjawC Scenic Art for the Theatre: History, Tools, and Techniques], by Susan Crabtree, Peter Beudert, page 379.</ref>

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Category:1619 births
Category:1686 deaths
Category:Sculptors from Florence
Category:17th-century Italian sculptors
Category:Italian male sculptors
Category:Engineers from Florence
Category:Artists from the Grand Duchy of Tuscany

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