Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry
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43°29′03.6″N 11°08′06.0″E / 43.484333°N 11.135000°E
| Industry | metalworking |
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| Founded | Florence, Tuscany, Italy, 1905 |
Key people | Ferdinando Marinelli, founder; Ferdinando Marinelli Jr., owner |
| Products | Statues and Monuments in Bronze |
| Website | http://www.fonderiamarinelli.it |
The Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry (abbreviated as FAFM) is a renowned bronze foundry based in Florence, Italy. Known for employing the Renaissance-era technique of lost-wax the foundry has been instrumental in the creation of numerous bronze sculptures over the past century.[1] Among its notable works is the 1988 casting of the 'La Fontana del Porcellino', a replica of Pietro Tacca's famous boar statue, which replaced the antique version in Florence's Loggia del Mercato Nuovo in 1998.
History
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The foundry's origins trace back to 1905, when Ferdinando Marinelli established a small workshop on Via de’ Giudei (now Via Ramaglianti) in Florence. Marinelli, born in Piegaro, Perugia, moved to Florence as a teenager and apprenticed under notable artisans, including Cusmano Vignali and Gabellini. He mastered both stirrup manufacturing and the lost-wax casting technique during this period.
In 1915, Marinelli joined Alessandro Biagiotti's Fonderia[2] nicknamed "Brucino", before acquiring Gabellini's foundry on Via del Romito (now Via Filippo Corridoni) after World War I. During this era, the foundry became prominent for crafting monuments commemorating World War I, including works in Piazza Dalmatia (Florence), Poggio a Caiano, Barberino Val d’Elsa, and Cerbaia, collaborating with artists like Mario Moschi and Odo Franceschi.
The Marinelli Foundry also produced the monuments at Barberino Val d’Elsa and Cerbaia (works by Odo Franceschi). In 1925, the Foundry erected the monument to the painter Giovanni Fattori donated to Livorno by Valmore Gemignani. By 1927, the Florence Chamber of Commerce highlighted the Marinelli Foundry's reputation for exceptional casting quality. Their unique acid-based varnish preserved the natural bronze sheen while maintaining its warm tonalities, solidifying the foundry's status as a producer of enduring works of art.[3]
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The most important castings
[edit]A selection of the most important works and monuments executed by the Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry.
| Year | Artist | Title | Location | Country | Photo |
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| 1925 | Valmore Gemignani | Giovanni Fattori | Livorno | Italy | 
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| 1927 | Mario Moschi | Monument to the Fallen Monumento ai caduti |
Piazza Dalmazia, Florence | Italy | 
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| 1929 | José Belloni | The Pioneer’s Cart La Carretta dei Pionieri |
Parque Batlle, Montevideo | Uruguay | 
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| 1930 | Guglielmo Colasanti | Madonna degli Angeli | Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Assisi | Italy | |
| 1930 | José Belloni | William Tell Gugliemo Tell |
Parque Rodó, Montevideo | Uruguay | 
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| 1932 | Antonio Maraini | Bramante Staircase, Vatican Museums | Vatican City | Vatican City | .jpg)
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| 1932 | Posthumously of Michelangelo | Pietà, Museo Soumaya | Mexico City | Mexico | _by_Ferdinando_Marinelli_-_Vestibule_-_Museo_Soumaya_-_Mexico_2024.jpg)
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| 1939 | Tomb of Pope Pius XI | Vatican City | Vatican City | .jpg)
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| 1944 | Vico Consorti | Door of Thanksgiving Porta della Riconoscenza |
Siena Cathedral | Italy | 
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| 1949 | Leo Friedlander | Sacrifice | Arlington Memorial Bridge, Washington, DC | United States | 
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| 1950 | Vico Consorti | Porta Santa Holy Door |
St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City | Vatican City | 
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| 1953 | Giovanni Cappelletti | Christopher Columbus | Newport, Rhode Island | United States | 
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| 1960 | Valteroni | Door, Cathedral of Oropa Porta della Cattedrale di Oropa |
Sanctuary of Oropa | Italy | 
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| 1969 | Mario Moschi | Sacred Heart Door Porta del Sacro Cuore |
Basilica del Sacro Cuore, Sassari | Italy | |
| 1972 | Bruno Burracchini | Catherine of Siena | Fortezza Medicea, Siena | Italy | 
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| 1984 | Sergio Benvenuti | Fountain of the Two Oceans Fontana dei due oceani |
San Diego, California | United States | |
| 1989 | Robert Dean | Monument to Dwight Eisenhower Monumento a Eisenhower |
Grosvenor Square, London | United Kingdom | |
| 1998 | Posthumously of Pietro Tacca | Porcellino Fontana del Porcellino |
Loggia del Mercato Nuovo, Florence | Italy | 
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| 1998 | Restoration of Kremlin Halls | Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow | Russia | 
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| 1999 | Handrail, Vatican Museums Corrimano della Nuova Rampa dei Musei Vaticani |
Vatican City | Vatican City | ||
| 2001 | Sergio Benvenuti | Broncos' Fountain | Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver | United States | |
| 2006 | Posthumously of Giambologna | Bacchus Bacco |
Borgo San Jacopo, Florence | Italy | .JPG)
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| 2007 | Posthumously of Ghiberti | St. Matthew San Matteo |
Orsanmichele Church, Florence | Italy | 
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| 2008 | Posthumously | The Etruscan Minerva Minerva Etrusca |
National Archaeological Museum (Florence) | Italy | |
| 2008 | Valentina Stevanovska | Warrior on Horseback | Macedonia Square, Skopje | North Macedonia | 
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| 2008 | Posthumously of Donatello | David (with gold plating) | Bargello, Florence | Italy | |
| 2010 | Posthumously | Chimera of Arezzo | National Archaeological Museum (Florence) | Italy | 
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| 2013 | Arto Tchakmaktchian | Espoir | Laval, Quebec, Montreal | Canada |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Maugeri, Maria (2006). La Fonderia Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli a Rifredi. Firenze: EDIFIR.
- Maugeri, Maria (2005). Pietro e Niccolò Bazzanti 'Negozianti di Belle Arti'. Firenze: EDIFIR.
- General Information
The Marinelli Foundry of Florence by John Spike http://begeeart.com/the-marinelli-foundry-of-florence/ Last visit 01/07/2014
https://web.archive.org/web/20140218210035/http://www.loveforitaly.it/simboli/siamo-andati-a-trovare-ferdinando-marinelli visited on 01/07/2014
- Associations e Foundations
http://www.unioneimpresestoriche.com/associati_dett.asp?lingua=_ita&idlink=3&idass=41 Unione Imprese Storiche Italiane, visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.fondazioneartigianato.it/fonderia-artistica-marinelli.html Fondazione Firenze Artigianato Artistico, visited on 01/07/2014
- The Statue 'Warriors on Horseback'
http://www.unioneimpresestoriche.com/news_dett.asp?lingua=_ita&idnews=174&idlink=6 "A Skopje c'è un Alessandro Magno della Fonderia Artistica Marinelli", visited on 01/07/2014
http://it.peacereporter.net/articolo/29062/Macedonia,+posata+la+statua+di+Alessandro+Magno.+Polemiche+ad+Atene Visited on 12/30/2013
http://www.eastjournal.net/macedonia-cosa-resta-di-alessandro-il-grande-la-statua-che-fa-arrabbiare-atene/8370 Visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.ilgiornaledelfriuli.net/cron/skopje-svetta-la-statua-di-alessandro-magno-a-cavalloil-monumento-e-stato-realizzato-dalla-fonderia-artistica-ferdinando-marinelli-di-firenze-per-53-milioni-di-euro Visited on 01/07/2014
http://cavallomagazine.quotidiano.net/cavallomagazine/2011/06/21/528950-alessandro_bucefalo.shtml Visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.tuttosport.com/attualita/esteri/2011/06/21-131347/Macedonia%3A+mega-statua+Alessandro+Magno Visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.blitzquotidiano.it/cronaca-italia/macedonia-la-statua-di-alessandro-magno-in-piazza-skopje-896075/ Visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.ilquotidianoitaliano.it/gallerie/2011/06/news/macedonia-mega-monumento-ad-alessandro-magno-94976.html/ Visited on 01/07/2014
https://web.archive.org/web/20140221213953/http://www.ilnuovo.it/articolo-20110621-Macedonia%3A_mega-statua_Alessandro_Magno.php Visited on 01/07/2014
- Restoration of the Replica of 'Porcellino'
http://press.comune.fi.it/hcm/hcm5353-11_89-Porcellino,+torna+a+splendere+il+bronzo+alla+Loggi.html?cm_id_details=59283&id_padre=47009 Porcellino, torna a splendere il bronzo alla Loggia del Mercato nuovo, consulted on 01/07/2014
http://www.sassarinotizie.com/24ore-articolo-55845-firenze__porcellino__della_loggia_del_mercato_nuovo_e__tornato_a_splendere.aspx Consulted on 01/07/2014
http://corrierefiorentino.corriere.it/firenze/notizie/arte_e_cultura/2011/18-ottobre-2011/porcellino-come-nuovo-tutti-sfregare-1901864171499.shtml Consulted on 01/07/2014
- Replica of Michelangelo's 'Bruges Madonna'
https://web.archive.org/web/20140107210226/http://michelangelosmadonna.com/bruges/Rassegna_stampa_HR_web.pdf Consulted on 01/07/2014
http://www.chiesacattolica.it/cci_new_v3/allegati/7636/b292810ago1.pdf Rivive il bronzo 'perduto' di Michelangelo, visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/michelangelos-bruges-madonna-graces-dc-basilica-70271322.html Visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.zoomedia.it/Firenze/eventi/casa_buonarroti/madonna_di_bruges/index.html Visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.catholicherald.com/stories/Michelangelos-Mother-of-God,12081 Visited on 01/07/2014
Knights Columbus Museum http://www.kofcmuseum.org/km/en/exhibits/2010/michelangelo/ Visited on 01/07/2014
- Exhibitions
Bronzi di Toscana di Piero Bertelli http://www.consiglio.regione.toscana.it/upload/crt/eventi/M/titolo_993.pdf Consulted on 01/07/2014
Bronzi di Toscana di Piero Bertelli https://web.archive.org/web/20140107210517/http://www.firenzeonline.com/news/ultim-ora/mostre-lamore-di-piero-bertelli-per-la-forma.html Visited on 01/07/2014
Bronzi di Toscana di Piero Bertelli http://archivio.gonews.it/articolo_219987_Per-Piero-Bertelli-da-Montelupo-una-mostra-in-consiglio-regionale.html Visited on 01/07/2014
Di Bronzo e di Fuoco https://web.archive.org/web/20140107205124/http://www.agenziaaise.it/cultura/istitaliani-di-cultura/156209-qdi-bronzo-e-di-fuocoq-le-sculture-della-fonderia-marinelli-in-trasferta-a-los-angeles.html Consulted on 01/07/2014
Bronzi per Michelangelo https://web.archive.org/web/20140107204023/http://www.fashiondesignlab.com/02/bronzi_michelangelo_a_casa_buonarroti.asp Consulted on 01/07/2014
Bronzi per Michelangelo http://www.repubblica.it/speciali/arte/recensioni/2010/12/10/news/michelangelo_replicato_in_bronzo_una_favolosa_tourne_negli_usa-10046363/ Visited on 01/07/2014
Bronzi per Michelangelo http://www.casabuonarroti.it/it/2010/11/10/bronzi-per-michelangelo/ Consulted on 01/07/2014
Bronzi per Michelangelo http://www.exibart.com/profilo/eventiV2.asp?idelemento=97962 Consulted on 01/07/2014
Monumental Sculpture from Renaissance Florence: Ghiberti, Nanni di Banco and Verrocchio at Orsanmichele http://www.opificiodellepietredure.it/index.php?it/522/mostre Consulted on 01/07/2014
Pietà di Michelangelo a Casa Buonarroti http://www.lanazione.it/firenze/2007/04/10/4255-casa_buonarroti.shtml Visited on 01/07/2014
Pietà di Michelangelo a Casa Buonarroti http://www.artearti.net/magazine/articolo/La_replica_della_Pieta Visited on 01/07/2014
Giuseppe negli arazzi di Pontormo e Bronzino http://www.quirinale.it/qrnw/statico/artecultura/mostre/2010_Giuseppe/immagini-htm/battistero.htm Visited on 01/07/2014
Pietà di Michelangelo a Wally Findlay Galleries http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/entertainment/arts-theater/pieta-replica-centerpiece-of-wally-findlays-madonn/nMFDb/ Visited on 01/07/2014
Pietà di Michelangelo a St. Patrick's Old Cathedral NYC [1] Visited on 01/07/2014
