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Fountain of Bacchino by Valerio Cioli, Boboli Gardens Florence - dwarf Morgante on tortoise

Fountain of Bacchino in Boboli Gardens: the sculpture of dwarf Morgante

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File Name

21057_269

Caption

Florence, Boboli Gardens: copy of the fountain of Bacchino which represents the fat dwarf Morgante, who was the most popular dwarf at the court of Cosimo I Medici. The dwarf was portrayed naked and riding a tortoise by Valerio Cioli (1560).

City

Florence

Keywords

Architectural Detail - Landscape Gardening - Architecture - Architettura dei giardini - Aristocracy - Art - Artist - Body - Dettaglio architettonico - Florence - Fountain - People - Garden - Fat - The 16th Century - Italy - Mannerism - Medici - Morgante - Dwarf - Noble - Nobility - Obesity - Artwork - Sculpture - Statue - Art style - History - Turtle - Tortoise - Tuscany - Valerio Cioli - XVI century - GalFI