Situated on a corner of the Piazza della Signoria, adjoining the Uffizi Gallery, the Loggia dei Lanzi is a notable open-air sculpture gallery of antique and Renaissance art in the Duomo neighborhood of Florence, Italy. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1380/00/00 | Francesco Talenti | Architect | The Loggia dei Lanzi is built between 1376 and 1382 by Benci di Cione and Simone di Francesco Talenti, possibly following a design by Jacopo di Sione, to shelter public assemblies. | |||
| 1554/04/27 | Benvenuto Cellini | Sculptor | Commissioned by Duke Cosimo I de' Medici, Benvenuto Cellini's "Perseus with the Head of Medusa" is revealed to the public. | Perseus with the Head of Medusa (Cellini) |
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| Sight Category | Structure |
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