Cosimo III de' Medici (1642–1723), Grand Duke of Tuscany
ca. 1680–82
Medium
Marble with base of gray marble
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 39 1/8 × 31 × 16 7/8 in., 391 lb. (99.4 × 78.7 × 42.9 cm, 177.4 kg)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture
Italian, Florence
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Annenberg Foundation Gift, 1993
Accession Number
1993.332.1
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About the Artist
Giovanni Battista Foggini · 1652–1725
**Giovanni Battista Foggini** (1652–1725) was a leading Italian sculptor and architect of the late Baroque period, born in Florence within the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. He began his career under the patronage of the Medici family, who sponsored his artistic training. In 1673, at the age of 21, Cosimo III de' Medici sent the young Foggini to Rome to join the newly founded Accademia Fiorentina, where ...