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Lion of the Republic, (sculpture). Artist:  Fonderia Galli, founder. Donatello, ca. 1386-1466, sculptor. (copy after) Fonderia Galli, founder. Title:  Lion of the Republic, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Donatello Lions, (sculpture). Il Marzocco, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1905. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze on a concrete base with a gray marble veneer. Dimensions:  2 lions. Each lion: approx. 51 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 31 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 22 1/2 x 24 x 30 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two male lions, seated on their haunches. Each holds a shield for the city of Florence, Italy. Subject:  Animal -- Lion Dress -- Accessory -- Shield Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Lyndonville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Village of Lyndonville, Park Avenue, Lyndonville, Vermont 05851 Located Lyndonville Savings Bank, Broad Street, Lyndonville, Vermont 05851 Remarks:  After a serious town fire in 1894, Luther B. Harris, president of the Lyndonville National Bank, paid for and arranged to have replicas cast of Donatello's Lion of the Republic. The lions were cast in bronze, reportedly from the original mold, at a cost of 1800 lire. They were cast by Fonderia Galli under the supervision of Larkin Mead and shipped to America in May of 1905. They were set atop pedestals flanking the bank's entrance. In 1962, when the bank was remodelled, the lions were placed on ground level. See IAS files for photocopied historical photograph showing the lions on their original pedestals. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992. Fisher, Harriet, ed., "Look Around Lyndon," Bicentennial Booklet Committee, Troll Press, 1978, pg. 29-30. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 VT000192   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VT000192 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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