Equestrian Monument of Cosimo I by Giambologna, 1594
Piazza della Signoria
Florence, December 2022
“The statue of Cosimo I, usually found in piazza della Signoria, has been dismantled for restoration. The bronze work by Giambologna was taken apart as a crane lifted the rider off his horse and placed him on a wooden support. The two will be reunited once the works are complete, which is expected to be in March. The statue was last disassembled during the Second World War, when it was moved to protect it from bombing, and the most recent external restoration took place in the 1990s. These new restorations will make it possible for work to be carried out internally as the horse has a cavity under the saddle to allow the internal walls to be treated with protective substances. Furthermore, non-invasive investigations into the statue using x-ray technology have already taken place and analysis of the metal within the legs of the horse have revealed that they remain solid and stable.” (Statue of Cosimo I dismantled for restoration, The Florentine)
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