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A fine bronze reduction with variations of the marble group 'Florence triumphant over Pisa', by Giambologna, popularly known as 'virtue and vice' which is now in the Bargello, Florence. It is common for the bases of Soldani bronzes to differ slightly, however, and in all other respects the two casts are identical. Giambologna designed the group in 1564 for the wedding of Francesco de’ Medici as a companion piece to Michelangelo’s stone sculpture 'The Victory', which in the seventeenth century was often also called 'The Triumph of Virtue over Vice'.
Title
Virtue Triumphant over Vice
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 30.6 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
EU0649
Acquisition method
bequeathed as part of a collection to the University, 1836
Work type
Statue
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