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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
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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. To local Venetians, this is a very familiar spot as the Colleoni monument sits in front of the Basilica di Santi Giovanni e Paolo and the hospital of the same name.
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.
Statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni Arriving via the Ponte del Cavallo (Horse Bridge), to the right of the church of San Giovanni e Paolo is the equestrian statue of Colleoni, the famous condottiere who fought on behalf of Venice.
Nov 22, 2013 · Located in the square beside Venice's Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, the monumental equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni underwent a comprehensive three-year cleaning and...
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Bartolomeo Colleoni's galloping bronze equestrian statue is one of only two such public monuments in Venice – and an extraordinary example of early Renaissance sculpture. It commemorates one of Venice’s most loyal mercenary commanders.
May 3, 2023 · In front of the Church of San Giovanni e Paolo you’ll find the bronze monument dedicated to a general called Bartolomeo Colleoni as he rides proudly on his horse. It was sculpted by a Florentine man known as Verrocchio , master of the young Leonardo da Vinci .
