ATTENTION – ALERT !

WE FOUND OUT THAT SOME AMERICAN COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO SELL BRONZE SCULPTURES OF MICHELANGELO, MADE FROM ORIGINAL MOULDS OF FERDINANDO MARINELLI ARTISTIC FOUNDRY OF FLORENCE. AND THAT THEY PUBLISH ON THE WEB PICTURES WHOSE PROPERTY IS OF FERDINANDO MARINELLI ARTISTIC FOUNDRY OF FLORENCE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. AND THEY USE THEM ALSO IN THEIR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.…

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MORGANTE ON THE LOGGIA DE’ LANZI TERRACE

(1972)   On the beautiful terrace of the Loggia dei Lanzi, next to the Uffizi, was placed a stone fountain with a bronze Posthumous Cast Originals of the Giambologna’s sculpture, realized by Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry, Morgante riding a marine “dragon”. The fountain was placed by the Lions Club Firenze, in memory of the social…

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PAOLO SORRENTINO WINS IN LOS ANGELES. THE OSCAR GOES TO ‘THE GREAT BEAUTY’

(March 2014)   At the  “CINEMA ITALIAN STYLE 2013” Film Festival of last November 2013 in Los Angeles, during the award ceremony of the Director Bernardo Bertolucci with the medal executed by Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry, was shown, among others, “THE GREAT BEAUTY” in the presence of Director Paolo Sorrentino, OSCAR 2014 Winner.   Watch…

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THE TEXAS LONGHORN

(March 2014) Long Horn Original by Eleonora Villani   Original piece, first casting of a limited edition, produced for the exhibition “Florence to Florence” n the Year of Italian Culture in the United States.   The Artist Eleonora Villani, that works in the Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry of Florence, has created a sketch of a…

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THE “FORMELLA DEL PARADISO” AT QUIRINALE

(April 2010)   On the occasion of the exhibition “Giuseppe negli Arazzi di Pontormo e Bronzino, “Viaggio tra i tesori del Quirinale” the Marinelli Foundry has exposed , as the only private lender, the posthumous first edition original of the panel of the”Stories of Joseph” from The Gate of Paradise. The exhibition was held for…

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THE PANEL OF PARADISE DOOR AT THE QUIRINALE

(April 2010)   On the occasion of the exhibition “Giuseppe negli Arazzi di Pontormo e Bronzino, “Viaggio tra i tesori del Quirinale” the Marinelli Foundry has exposed , as the only private lender, the posthumous first edition original of the panel of the “Stories of Joseph” from the Gate of Paradise. The exhibition was held…

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THE VINEYARD AT FLORENCE, TEXAS, THE NEW HOME OF THE UT POLO TEAM

(February 2014)   Polo Players Original by Eleonora Villani   Original piece, first casting of a limited edition, produced for the exhibition “Florence to Florence” in the Year of Italian Culture in the United States.   The artist Eleonora Villani that works in the Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry of Florence, has created a sketch of…

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THE FOUNDRY MOVES

(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 d‘Elsa, 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…

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WORKSHOP GHIBERTI

(June 2008)   It was organized a workshop in Florence study on the technique of lost-wax casting used in 400’s 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…

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ST@RT PROJECT

(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 “identical” made by Marinelli Foundry (the…

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