(Second half of 2000) In the second half of 2000 began the construction of the first building for the new headquarters of the Marinelli Foundry in Barberino Val dāElsa, Florence. The transfer will take place in the autumn of 2001.. The industrial area of Rifredi, on the outskirts of the city, where Ferdinando Marinelli…
(June 2008) It was organized a workshop in Florence study on the technique of lost-wax casting used in 400ās in Florence by Ghiberti for the casting of the Gate of Paradise panels. For this purpose, the Marinelli Foundry, in collaboration with the National Research Council CNR and the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Tuscany…
(July 2008) For the campaign of replacing the originals with replicas, the Marinelli Foundry performed the casting of an “identical” of high museal quality of Giambologna’s Bacchus, placed on July 20, 2008 in the niche at the ‘beginning’ of the Ponte Vecchio.
(July 2008) For the campaign of replacing the originals with replicas, the Marinelli Foundry performed the casting of an āidenticalā of high museal quality of Giambolognaās Bacchus, placed on July 20, 2008 in the niche at the ābeginningā of the Ponte Vecchio.
(February 2002) In February 2002, the fountain of the Wild Boar, one of the most famous monuments of Florence, has been replaced by a posthumous first edition original made by the Marinelli Foundry.
(April 2009) The publication of Volume LXXV of 2009 of the magazine āEtruscan Studiesā edited by National Institute for Etruscan and Italic Studies of Florence, has been possible thanks to the sponsorship of the Marinelli Foundry.
(March 2005) In March 2005, some castings of Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry created by Onofrio Pepe were on display, along with its Door of Myth, in the square of the Uffizi in Florence.
(April 2009) In the stand of ST@RT (Science and Technology for the architectural artistic and archaeological heritage of Tuscany) in Ferrara last April 2009, where have been presented new techniques for the restoration and cleaning of bronze surfaces through laser, was exhibited an archaeological posthumous first edition original āidenticalā made by Marinelli Foundry (the…
(October 2011) The nineteenth century copy of the āPorcellinoā by Tacca was replaced in 1998 by a Marinelli posthumous first edition original, because deteriorated from numerous visits of thousands of tourists. The posthumous first edition original cast by Marinelli has also suffered damages: the constant rubbing of the boar snout with hands, has consumed…
(October 2012) The Foundry Marinelli has sponsored the execution of the mould on the Chimera of the Archaeological Museum of Florence, authorized by the Superintendent Andrea Pessina and with the favorable opinion of Dr. Cianferoni, Director of the Museum, to be able to make an āidenticalā copy that has been placed at the entrance…
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