2004
Horses at Siena Palio, Shelton, Connecticut, USA
Mr. Robert Scinto created the restaurant “Il Palio” next to his skyscrapers built on a hill in Shelton, Connecticut and commissioned the Fonderia Marinelli to produce a sculpture representing two jockeys and horses at the Siena Palio race. The work was made by the sculptor Benvenuti and cast by the foundry in 2004.
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The sculpor Benvenuti while creating the model in clay at the Foundry
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The sculpor Benvenuti while creating the model in clay at the Foundry
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The model of one of the two horses completed in the Foundry
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The wax of one of the two horses in the Foundry
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Horses rough castings
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The bronze cast during the finishing stage in the Foundry
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The sculpture finished in front of the Restaurant 'Il Palio', Shelton, CT
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