An informational plaque from "LE GALLERIE DEGLI UFFIZI" titled "Gli Uffizi / Loggia dei Lanzi" is displayed, likely in an outdoor setting near the Loggia in Florence, Italy. The plaque provides historical context and details about the sculptures housed in the Loggia dei Lanzi. The main subject is the white plaque, which features a descriptive text on the left and a simplified layout diagram of the Loggia with numbered points on the right. A blurred metal pole or railing is partially visible on the left side, suggesting its placement within a public area. The text begins with an overview of the Loggia della Signoria (Loggia dei Lanzi), its construction between 1376-1382 by Benci di Cione and Simone di Francesco Talenti, its purpose for Florentine public ceremonies, and its 1837-1840 restoration. It notes the "virtues" sculptures (1384-1389 by Agnolo Gaddi) and the name "Lanzi" from Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici's German mercenaries. Numbered descriptions detail specific artworks and inscriptions: 1. **FLAMINIO VACCA:** Leon (Marble). 2. **BENVENUTO CELLINI:** Perseo (Bronze, marble base), 1545-1554. 3. **PIO FEDI:** Pirro che rapisce Polissena (Marble), 1860-1865. 4. **ARTE ROMANA:** Dama romana di età traianeo-adrianea detta "Sabina" (Roman lady, Trajanic-Hadrianic era). 5. **ARTE ROMANA:** Dama romana di età traianeo-adrianea detta "Sabina". 6. **ARTE ROMANA:** Prigioniera barbara di età traianeo-adrianea detta "Thusnelda" (Barbarian Prisoner). 7. **ARTE ROMANA:** Aiace che sorregge il corpo di Achille (Ajax supporting Achilles), a Flavian-era replica. 8. **ARTE ROMANA:** Dama romana di età traianeo-adrianea detta "Sabina" con testa-ritratto di Matidia (Roman lady with Matidia's portrait head). 9. **ARTE ROMANA:** Dama romana di età traianeo-adrianea detta "Sabina" con testa-ritratto di Marciana (Roman lady with Marciana's portrait head). 10. **ARTE ROMANA:** Dama romana di età traianeo-adrianea detta "Sabina". 11. **GIAMBOLOGNA** and **PIETRO FRANCAVILLA:** Ercole in lotta col centauro Nesso (Hercules fighting Nessus), 1594-1599. 12. **Iscrizione in latino:** Commemorating the adoption of a new calendar starting March 25th, 1750. 13. **Iscrizione:** Honoring Florentines in the independence wars (1848-1870), 1893. 14. **GIAMBOLOGNA:** Ratto delle Sabine (Rape of the Sabine Women), 1581-1583. 15. **ARTE ROMANA:** Leone (Lion), second century AD. The plaque concludes with an acknowledgement dated "8 Giugno 2002" (June 8, 2002), crediting "The Friends of Florence Foundation" and individuals for the restoration of the marble statues. The diagram clearly labels locations 1-15 within the Loggia's structure. in Firenze, Italy

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An informational plaque from "LE GALLERIE DEGLI UFFIZI" titled "Gli Uffizi / Loggia dei Lanzi" is displayed, likely in an outdoor setting near the Loggia in Florence, Italy. The plaque provides historical context and details about the sculptures housed in the Loggia dei Lanzi. The main subject is the white plaque, which features a descriptive text on the left and a simplified layout diagram of the Loggia with numbered points on the right. A blurred metal pole or railing is partially visible on the left side, suggesting its placement within a public area. The text begins with an overview of the Loggia della Signoria (Loggia dei Lanzi), its construction between 1376-1382 by Benci di Cione and Simone di Francesco Talenti, its purpose for Florentine public ceremonies, and its 1837-1840 restoration. It notes the "virtues" sculptures (1384-1389 by Agnolo Gaddi) and the name "Lanzi" from Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici's German mercenaries. Numbered descriptions detail specific artworks and inscriptions: 1. **FLAMINIO VACCA:** Leon (Marble). 2. **BENVENUTO CELLINI:** Perseo (Bronze, marble base), 1545-1554. 3. **PIO FEDI:** Pirro che rapisce Polissena (Marble), 1860-1865. 4. **ARTE ROMANA:** Dama romana di età traianeo-adrianea detta "Sabina" (Roman lady, Trajanic-Hadrianic era). 5. **ARTE ROMANA:** Dama romana di età traianeo-adrianea detta "Sabina". 6. **ARTE ROMANA:** Prigioniera barbara di età traianeo-adrianea detta "Thusnelda" (Barbarian Prisoner). 7. **ARTE ROMANA:** Aiace che sorregge il corpo di Achille (Ajax supporting Achilles), a Flavian-era replica. 8. **ARTE ROMANA:** Dama romana di età traianeo-adrianea detta "Sabina" con testa-ritratto di Matidia (Roman lady with Matidia's portrait head). 9. **ARTE ROMANA:** Dama romana di età traianeo-adrianea detta "Sabina" con testa-ritratto di Marciana (Roman lady with Marciana's portrait head). 10. **ARTE ROMANA:** Dama romana di età traianeo-adrianea detta "Sabina". 11. **GIAMBOLOGNA** and **PIETRO FRANCAVILLA:** Ercole in lotta col centauro Nesso (Hercules fighting Nessus), 1594-1599. 12. **Iscrizione in latino:** Commemorating the adoption of a new calendar starting March 25th, 1750. 13. **Iscrizione:** Honoring Florentines in the independence wars (1848-1870), 1893. 14. **GIAMBOLOGNA:** Ratto delle Sabine (Rape of the Sabine Women), 1581-1583. 15. **ARTE ROMANA:** Leone (Lion), second century AD. The plaque concludes with an acknowledgement dated "8 Giugno 2002" (June 8, 2002), crediting "The Friends of Florence Foundation" and individuals for the restoration of the marble statues. The diagram clearly labels locations 1-15 within the Loggia's structure.

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