(November 2008) On 28 November 2008, was exposed to the public, at the Bargello Museum in Florence, Donatello’s David restored. The Director of the Museum, Dr. Paolozzi Strozzi, asked the Marinelli Foundry an identical posthumous first edition original cast with gold plating that had the original one, and that has been lost over the…
(March 2013) The way in which the Foundry Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli was presented to the public has not changed much over time: from 1905 to 2012 have changed slightly characters, but the kind of writing has remained the same. In April 2013 we felt the need to create a new symbol, which condense the…
(June 2008) 8 June 2008. Pleasant visit of the Prof. Gary Radke, American famous Art Historian, to the Marinelli Foundry. The Professor is held back to study both the negative mould taken on the original monuments, and the typology of the Foundry’s work. He congratulated for the fidelity, the accuracy of the workmanship of…
(July 2008) On 17 July 2008 Dr. Pina Ragionieri, Director of the Casa Buonarroti in Florence, came to visit the Marinelli Foundry, accompanied by Lawyer Federico Frediani, to ensure the quality of the Michelangelo’s David bronze posthumous first edition original. After renewing his compliments, greeted us very happy.
(October 2009) On October 28th 2009, was inaugurated the exhibition of the Posthoumos Edition bronze of Michelangelo’s Madonna of Bruges. The Marinelli Foundry casting, museum quality, was hosted by the Director Pina Ragionieri with “honors.”
(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.
(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…
(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.…
(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.
(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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