{{Infobox artwork | title = Statue of Cosimo I | painting_alignment = | other_language_1 = | other_title_1 = | other_language_2 = | other_title_2 = | wikidata = | image = Pietro francavilla, statua di cosimo I e fontana del gobbo, 1596, 02.jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = Statue of Cosimo I in Knights' Square | artist = Pietro Francavilla | year = {{start date|1596}} | completion_date = <!-- For a more specific date (post-1583): {{start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --> | catalogue = | medium = | movement =Late Mannerist | subject = Cosimo I de' Medici | height_metric = <!-- (i.e. in metric units) --> | width_metric = | length_metric = | diameter_metric = | height_imperial = <!-- (i.e. in imperial units) --> | width_imperial = | length_imperial = | diameter_imperial = | dimensions = | dimensions_ref = | metric_unit = cm <!-- Note: this parameter must either use the value given or not be included --> | imperial_unit = in <!-- Note: this parameter must either use the value given or not be included --> | weight = | designation = | condition = | museum = Knights' Square | city = Pisa | coordinates = {{coord|43|43|10.20|N|10|24|00.57|E|source:itwiki_type:landmark|display=title, inline}} | pushpin_map = Tuscany | owner = | accession = | preceded_by = <!-- preceding work by the same artist --> | followed_by = <!-- next work by the same artist --> | module = | website = <!-- Official webpage/site only: {{URL|example.com}} --> }}
The statue of Cosimo I de' Medici stands in the middle of Knights' Square of Pisa, just in front of Palazzo della Carovana.
The Grand Duke Cosimo is represented in the robes of Grand Master, standing on a high pedestal, in the act of subduing a dolphin, symbol of his domination over the seas. The fountain, in front of the pedestal, was also erected by Francavilla. It has a basin in the form of a shell decorated with two grotesque monsters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Piazza dei Cavalieri in Pisa {{!}} Visit Tuscany |url=https://www.visittuscany.com/en/attractions/piazza-dei-cavalieri-in-pisa/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=www.visittuscany.com |language=en}}</ref>
== History == It was commissioned by Grand Duke Ferdinando I in 1596 to the Franco-Flemish sculptor Pietro Francavilla, who executed it in the elegant Late Mannerist tradition. The statue celebrates Ferdinando's father as the first Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of St. Stephen and is a civic symbol of the hegemony of Florence.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Knights' Square, Pisa, Italy - What to see in Piazza dei Cavalieri |url=https://lovefromtuscany.com/where-to-go/cities-in-tuscany/pisa/piazza-dei-cavalieri/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Love From Tuscany |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Statue of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany - Pisa, Italy |url=https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/pisa/piazza-dei-cavalieri/statue-of-cosimo-i-de-medici |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=ItalyGuides.it |language=en-us}}</ref>
== Gallery == <gallery> Image:Pietro_Francavilla%2C_statua_di_cosimo_I_01.JPG|Statue Image:Pietro_Francavilla%2C_statua_di_cosimo_I_02.JPG|Fountain Image:Pisa.Cosimo de Medici.jpg|With Palazzo dell'Orologio </gallery>
Cosimo I Category:16th-century sculptures Category:Sculptures of men in Italy Category:Monuments and memorials in Florence Category:Fountains in Italy Category:Sculptures of dolphins Category:Animal sculptures in Italy
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