Statue of Ferdinando I

Statue of Ferdinando I de’ Medici in the Piazza Francesco Carrara, Pisa, Italy

Marble statue of Ferdinando I de’ Medici with at his feet a kneeling woman with two children. The statue is sculpte by Pietro Francavilla after designs of Giambologna.

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Ferdinando I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (30 July 1549 – 3 February 1609) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1587 to 1609, having succeeded his older brother Francesco I.