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Ponce de Leon, (sculpture). Artist:  Morosini, Giovanni, sculptor. Title:  Ponce de Leon, (sculpture). Dates:  17th c. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Istrian marble; Pedestal: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft. 2 in. x Diam. 70 1/2 in.; Pedestal: approx. 56 x 31 x 34 in. Inscription:  (Front of base, incised letters:) Ponce de Leon Description:  Ponce de Leon stands, wearing a mustache and beard, clothed in a vest, a ruffled collar, heeled shoes and stockings, with drapery covering his shoulders, arms and legs. He holds his proper right hand on his hip and crosses his proper left arm in front of his body at waist-level, his finger in a downwards pointing gesture. There is a globe behind his proper right foot. The sculpture is mounted on a short base placed atop a rectangular pedestal. Subject:  Portrait male -- de Leon, Ponce -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Ethnic -- Spanish Object -- Other -- Globe Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Miami Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Metro Dade County, Parks and Recreation Department, 50 S.W. 32nd Road, Miami, Florida 33129 Located Villa Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, 3251 South Miami Avenue, Entrance Plaza, right of ticket booth, Miami, Florida 33129 Remarks:  When purchased, this figure and its companion (Bel Vizcaya, IAS record FL000759) were known as Palladio and Bernini. Paul Chalfin renamed both as Bel Vizcaya and Ponce de Leon. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Miami survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Related Works:  Companion to: FL000759. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS FL000631   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000631 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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