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The Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni is a Renaissance sculpture in Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Italy, created by Andrea del Verrocchio in 1480–1488. Portraying the condottiero Bartolomeo Colleoni (who served for a long time under the Republic of Venice), it has a height of 395 cm
The Bartolomeo Colleoni Monument is among the best-known works of Andrea del Verrocchio, a Florentine sculptor and painter, and a teacher of Leonardo da Vinci. Verrochio died in 1488, before finishing the work, and the statue was finished by Alessandro Leopardi in 1495.
May 19, 2023 · A huge equestrian statue of Colleoni dominates the Campo SS Giovanni e Paolo in central Venice. The statue is smack in the middle of the square in front of one of the most important churches of the city, and one of the Scuole Grandi, the most important charities of the Serenissima.
A favored artist of the ruling Medici family, he created enduring monuments in stone, bronze, clay, and precious metals for the honor and magnificence of the city. Verrocchio’s sculptures are distinguished by an exceptional dynamism, with expressive figures that reward viewing from multiple angles.
Bartolomeo Colleoni ( Italian pronunciation: [bartoloˈmɛːo kolleˈoːni]; 1400 – 2 November 1475) was an Italian condottiero, who became captain-general of the Republic of Venice. Colleoni "gained reputation as the foremost tactician and disciplinarian of the 15th century". [1]
Apr 18, 2014 · Bartolomeo Colleoni (1400–75) is far from a household name but his legacy was immortalized in a monumental equestrian statue found today in the Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice.
When visiting the church of St John and Paul, one of the most beautiful churches in Venice, you will notice a monument dedicated to a hero from the history of Venice, Marcantonio Bragadin, who served as a captain in Cyprus during the war between the Ottoman Empire and Venice.
