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THE DOOR OF THE MYTH AT THE CRF BANK OF FLORENCE

(Marh 2008)   The Door of the Myth in bronze, work of Onofrio Pepe, was exhibited in Florence in the Renaissance courtyard of the palace of Via de‘ Pucci of Bank CRF, waiting to be permanently placed in the gardens in front of the entrance to the New Headquarters of the bank in Novoli.

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MOULD ON AMMANNATI’S AT THE BARGELLO

(April 2011)   In anticipation of the exhibition “Water, stone, fire. Bartolomeo Ammannati Sculptor“, held at the Bargello Museum in 2011, the Directorate of the Museum has commissioned the Marinelli Foundry the delicate execution of the mould on the fountain “for the Great Hall of Palazzo Vecchio”, with the intention to reconstruct the missing parts.…

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MORE THAN CENTENARY

(February 2007)   The Artistic Foundry Ferdinando Marinelli enrolls in the Unione Imprese Storiche Italiane. The President Franco Torrini gives to Ferdinando Marinelli Jr. the plate of membership to the Organization.  

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STUDY OF ANCIENT TECHNIQUES AT ‘ANTEA’ IN MURLO

(April 25  – May 2  2004)   The “Laboratory of Archaeometry and Experimental Archaeology on Antique Handcrafted Techniques” in Murlo, Siena, headed by Prof. Edilberto Formigli, sought the cooperation of the Marinelli Foundry to study the realization of ancient bronzes. The Marinelli Foundry  participated by bringing in Murlo an high museum quality posthumous first edition…

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THE MICHELANGELO’S PIETA IN USA

(August 2008)   In the occasion of the exhibition “Michelangelo: The Man and the Myth,” at the SUArt Gallery of Syracuse (NY), the directorate of the University invited the Marinelli Foundry to exhibit, together with a collection of Michelangelo’s original documents, the high museum quality bronze posthumous first edition original of the famous Michelangelo’s Pieta.…

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THE MICHELANGELO’S PIETA IN USA

(August 2008)   In the occasion of the exhibition “Michelangelo: The Man and the Myth,” at the SUArt Gallery of Syracuse (NY), the directorate of the University invited the Marinelli Foundry to exhibit, together with a collection of Michelangelo’s original documents, the high museum quality bronze posthumous first edition original of the famous Michelangelo’s Pieta.…

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STUDY OF ANCIENT TECHNIQUES AT ‘ANTEA’ IN MURLO

(April 25 – May 2 2004)   The “Laboratory of Archaeometry and Experimental Archaeology on Antique Handcrafted Techniques” in Murlo, Siena, headed by Prof. Edilberto Formigli, sought the cooperation of the Marinelli Foundry to study the realization of ancient bronzes. The Marinelli Foundry participated by bringing in Murlo an high museum quality posthumous first edition…

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MOULD ON AMMANNATI’S AT THE BARGELLO

(April 2011)   In anticipation of the exhibition “Water, stone, fire. Bartolomeo Ammannati Sculptor“, held at the Bargello Museum in 2011, the Directorate of the Museum has commissioned the Marinelli Foundry  the delicate execution of the mould on the fountain “for the Great Hall of Palazzo Vecchio”, with the intention to reconstruct the missing parts. The…

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‘BRONZES FOR MICHELANGELO’ AT CASA BUONARROTI

(November 2010)   In November 2010, under the auspices of the Casa Buonarroti di Firenze that hosted it, opened the exhibition of Michelangelo bronze sculptures, museum quality posthumous first edition originals of the Marinelli Foundry obtained from moulds taken on the originals.

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THE ‘NEW’ SAN MATTHEW BY GHIBERTI AT ORSANMICHELE

(Septembre 2007)   On 21 September 2007 the inauguration of the  Original Posthumous casting of Marinelli’s St. Matthew by Ghiberti was accompanied by a spectacular costume party organized by the City of Florence. The original bronze was moved to the Museum of Orsanmichele, on the first floor of the Gothic building.   San Matthew by…

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