Colleoni Monument in Szczecin
Szczecin, Poland · built 1913
The equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni is a bronze equestrian statue in Szczecin, Poland, placed at the Aviators Square, within the neighbourhood of Centrum. It is dedicate to Bartolomeo Colleoni, a 15-century mercenary and a captain general in service of the Republic of Venice. The sculpture was made in a electrotyping technique in 1909, as a copy of a 1495 statue in Venice, Italy by Andrea del Verrocchio. It was originally unveiled as part of the exhibition in the National Museum in Szczecin in 1913. In 1948, it was moved to Warsaw, Poland, and in 1950, placed at the courtyard of the Czapski Palace, belonging to the Academy of Fine Arts. On 21 August 2002, it was returned to Szczecin and placed at its current location. Its replica remains in Warsaw.
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