‘Arno and its Valley’ by Italo Griselli, 1935
Palazzina Reale di Santa Maria Novella
Via Valfonda
Florence, January 2025
“On the side facing via Valfonda, the Palazzina is preceded by an exedra originally intended for the manoeuvring of vehicles in front of the entrance portico, surrounded by a wall punctuated by pilasters. In this space there is a long basin covered in blue tiles and bordered in marble, in which the white statuary group of the ‘Arno and its Valley’, the work of Italo Griselli, is reflected, leaning against the ‘full’ sector of the portico of honour. The fountain is composed of a male and a female figure in a seated position, typical of the representation of rivers, in front of a large basin-pool.” (Palazzina Reale di Santa Maria Novella, Wikipedia)
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