Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry

Fonderia Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli
FAFM (Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry)

Industry	Metalworking
Founded	Florence, Tuscany, Italy, 1905
Key people	Ferdinando Marinelli, founder; Ferdinando Marinelli Jr., owner
Products	Statues and Monuments in Bronze
Website	http://www.fonderiamarinelli.it

The Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry (abbreviated as FAFM), is a bronze foundry based in Florence, Italy. It uses the Renaissance-era technique of lost-wax. The foundry has created numerous bronze sculptures over the past century. ^[1] Among its notable works is the 1988 casting of the 'La Fontana del Porcellino', a replica of Pietro Tacca's boar statue, which replaced the antique version in Florence's Loggia del Mercato Nuovo in 1998.

History

Replica of Pietro Tacca's Porcellino . Florence, Loggia del Mercato Nuovo

The monument to the ‘Warrior on Horseback’, Macedonia Square, Skopje

The foundry began in 1905 when Ferdinando Marinelli established a small workshop on Via de’ Giudei (now Via Ramaglianti) in Florence. Marinelli, born in Piegaro, Perugia, moved to Florence as a teenager and apprenticed under artisans such as Cusmano Vignali and Gabellini. He learned both stirrup manufacturing and the lost-wax casting technique during this period.

In 1915, Marinelli joined Alessandro Biagiotti's Fonderia, ^[2] then purchased the former Gabellini's foundry on Via del Romito (now Via Filippo Corridoni) after World War I. During this era the foundry crafted monuments commemorating World War I, including works in Piazza Dalmatia (Florence), Poggio a Caiano, Barberino Val d’Elsa, and Cerbaia, collaborating with artists like Mario Moschi and Odo Franceschi.

The Marinelli Foundry also produced monuments for Barberino Val d’Elsa and Cerbaia. In 1925, the Foundry erected the monument to the painter Giovanni Fattori. In 1927, the Florence Chamber of Commerce recognized the Marinelli Foundry's reputation for exceptional casting quality. Their acid-based varnish preserved the natural bronze sheen while maintaining its warm tonalities. ^[3]

The staircase at the entrance to the Vatican Museums by Antonio Maraini, 1932

Diploma awarded to Marinelli Fonderia for the casting of the horse, Sacrifice

Notable castings

A selection of notable works and monuments produced by the Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry.

Year	Artist	Title	Location	Country	Photo
1925	Valmore Gemignani	Giovanni Fattori	Livorno	Italy
1927	Mario Moschi	Monument to the Fallen Monumento ai caduti	Piazza Dalmazia, Florence	Italy
1929	José Belloni	The Pioneer's Cart La Carretta dei Pionieri	Parque Batlle, Montevideo	Uruguay
1930	Guglielmo Colasanti	Madonna degli Angeli	Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Assisi	Italy
1930	José Belloni	William Tell Gugliemo Tell	Parque Rodó, Montevideo	Uruguay
1932	Antonio Maraini	Bramante Staircase, Vatican Museums	Vatican City	Vatican City
1932	Posthumously of Michelangelo	Pietà , Museo Soumaya	Mexico City	Mexico
1939		Tomb of Pope Pius XI	Vatican City	Vatican City
1944	Vico Consorti	Door of Thanksgiving Porta della Riconoscenza	Siena Cathedral	Italy
1949	Leo Friedlander	Sacrifice	Arlington Memorial Bridge, Washington, DC	United States
1950	Vico Consorti	Porta Santa Holy Door	St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City	Vatican City
1953	Giovanni Cappelletti	Christopher Columbus	Newport, Rhode Island	United States
1960	Valteroni	Door, Cathedral of Oropa Porta della Cattedrale di Oropa	Sanctuary of Oropa	Italy
1969	Mario Moschi	Sacred Heart Door Porta del Sacro Cuore	Basilica del Sacro Cuore, Sassari	Italy
1972	Bruno Burracchini	Catherine of Siena	Fortezza Medicea, Siena	Italy
1984	Sergio Benvenuti	Fountain of the Two Oceans Fontana dei due oceani	San Diego, California	United States
1989	Robert Dean	Monument to Dwight Eisenhower Monumento a Eisenhower	Grosvenor Square, London	United Kingdom
1998	Posthumously of Pietro Tacca	Porcellino Fontana del Porcellino	Loggia del Mercato Nuovo, Florence	Italy
1998		Restoration of Kremlin Halls	Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow	Russia
1999		Handrail, Vatican Museums Corrimano della Nuova Rampa dei Musei Vaticani	Vatican City	Vatican City
2001	Sergio Benvenuti	Broncos' Fountain	Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver	United States
2006	Posthumously of Giambologna	Bacchus Bacco	Borgo San Jacopo, Florence	Italy
2007	Posthumously of Ghiberti	St. Matthew San Matteo	Orsanmichele Church, Florence	Italy
2008	Posthumously	The Etruscan Minerva Minerva Etrusca	National Archaeological Museum (Florence)	Italy
2008	Valentina Stevanovska	Warrior on Horseback	Macedonia Square, Skopje	North Macedonia
2008	Posthumously of Donatello	David (with gold plating)	Bargello, Florence	Italy
2010	Posthumously	Chimera of Arezzo	National Archaeological Museum (Florence)	Italy
2013	Arto Tchakmaktchian	Espoir	Laval, Quebec, Montreal	Canada

See also

• Firenze
• Porcellino
• Pietro Bazzanti e Figlio Art Gallery

Notes

1. Maria Maugeri, La Fonderia Artistica di Ferdinando Marinelli a Rifredi, EDIFIR Firenze 2006
2. Maria Maugeri, La Fonderia Artistica di Ferdinando Marinelli a Rifredi, EDIFIR Firenze 2006, pag. 27
3. M. Salvini, Le industrie artistiche nella provincia di Firenze, Firenze, 1927, p.109

Bibliography

• Maugeri, Maria (2006). La Fonderia Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli a Rifredi. Firenze: EDIFIR.
• Maugeri, Maria (2005). Pietro e Niccolò Bazzanti 'Negozianti di Belle Arti'. Firenze: EDIFIR.

• General Information

The Marinelli Foundry of Florence by John Spike http://begeeart.com/the-marinelli-foundry-of-florence/ Last visit 01/07/2014
https://web.archive.org/web/20140218210035/http://www.loveforitaly.it/simboli/siamo-andati-a-trovare-ferdinando-marinelli visited on 01/07/2014

• Associations e Foundations

http://www.unioneimpresestoriche.com/associati_dett.asp?lingua=_ita&idlink=3&idass=41 Unione Imprese Storiche Italiane, visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.fondazioneartigianato.it/fonderia-artistica-marinelli.html Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine Fondazione Firenze Artigianato Artistico, visited on 01/07/2014

• The Statue 'Warriors on Horseback'

http://www.unioneimpresestoriche.com/news_dett.asp?lingua=_ita&idnews=174&idlink=6 Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine "A Skopje c'è un Alessandro Magno della Fonderia Artistica Marinelli", visited on 01/07/2014 http://it.peacereporter.net/articolo/29062/Macedonia,+posata+la+statua+di+Alessandro+Magno.+Polemiche+ad+Atene Visited on 12/30/2013
http://www.eastjournal.net/macedonia-cosa-resta-di-alessandro-il-grande-la-statua-che-fa-arrabbiare-atene/8370 Visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.ilgiornaledelfriuli.net/cron/skopje-svetta-la-statua-di-alessandro-magno-a-cavalloil-monumento-e-stato-realizzato-dalla-fonderia-artistica-ferdinando-marinelli-di-firenze-per-53-milioni-di-euro Visited on 01/07/2014
http://cavallomagazine.quotidiano.net/cavallomagazine/2011/06/21/528950-alessandro_bucefalo.shtml Visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.tuttosport.com/attualita/esteri/2011/06/21-131347/Macedonia%3A+mega-statua+Alessandro+Magno%5B%5D Visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.blitzquotidiano.it/cronaca-italia/macedonia-la-statua-di-alessandro-magno-in-piazza-skopje-896075/ Visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.ilquotidianoitaliano.it/gallerie/2011/06/news/macedonia-mega-monumento-ad-alessandro-magno-94976.html/ Visited on 01/07/2014
https://web.archive.org/web/20140221213953/http://www.ilnuovo.it/articolo-20110621-Macedonia%3A_mega-statua_Alessandro_Magno.php Visited on 01/07/2014

• Restoration of the Replica of 'Porcellino'

http://press.comune.fi.it/hcm/hcm5353-11_89-Porcellino,+torna+a+splendere+il+bronzo+alla+Loggi.html?cm_id_details=59283&id_padre=47009 Porcellino, torna a splendere il bronzo alla Loggia del Mercato nuovo, consulted on 01/07/2014
http://www.sassarinotizie.com/24ore-articolo-55845-firenze__porcellino__della_loggia_del_mercato_nuovo_e__tornato_a_splendere.aspx Archived 2014-01-07 at the Wayback Machine Consulted on 01/07/2014
http://corrierefiorentino.corriere.it/firenze/notizie/arte_e_cultura/2011/18-ottobre-2011/porcellino-come-nuovo-tutti-sfregare-1901864171499.shtml Consulted on 01/07/2014

• Replica of Michelangelo's 'Bruges Madonna'

https://web.archive.org/web/20140107210226/http://michelangelosmadonna.com/bruges/Rassegna_stampa_HR_web.pdf Consulted on 01/07/2014
http://www.chiesacattolica.it/cci_new_v3/allegati/7636/b292810ago1.pdf Rivive il bronzo 'perduto' di Michelangelo, visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/michelangelos-bruges-madonna-graces-dc-basilica-70271322.html Visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.zoomedia.it/Firenze/eventi/casa_buonarroti/madonna_di_bruges/index.html Visited on 01/07/2014
http://www.catholicherald.com/stories/Michelangelos-Mother-of-God,12081 Archived 2014-01-07 at the Wayback Machine Visited on 01/07/2014
Knights Columbus Museum http://www.kofcmuseum.org/km/en/exhibits/2010/michelangelo/ Visited on 01/07/2014

• Exhibitions

Bronzi di Toscana di Piero Bertelli http://www.consiglio.regione.toscana.it/upload/crt/eventi/M/titolo_993.pdf Consulted on 01/07/2014
Bronzi di Toscana di Piero Bertelli https://web.archive.org/web/20140107210517/http://www.firenzeonline.com/news/ultim-ora/mostre-lamore-di-piero-bertelli-per-la-forma.html Visited on 01/07/2014
Bronzi di Toscana di Piero Bertelli http://archivio.gonews.it/articolo_219987_Per-Piero-Bertelli-da-Montelupo-una-mostra-in-consiglio-regionale.html Archived 2014-01-07 at the Wayback Machine Visited on 01/07/2014
Di Bronzo e di Fuoco https://web.archive.org/web/20140107205124/http://www.agenziaaise.it/cultura/istitaliani-di-cultura/156209-qdi-bronzo-e-di-fuocoq-le-sculture-della-fonderia-marinelli-in-trasferta-a-los-angeles.html Consulted on 01/07/2014
Bronzi per Michelangelo https://web.archive.org/web/20140107204023/http://www.fashiondesignlab.com/02/bronzi_michelangelo_a_casa_buonarroti.asp Consulted on 01/07/2014
Bronzi per Michelangelo http://www.repubblica.it/speciali/arte/recensioni/2010/12/10/news/michelangelo_replicato_in_bronzo_una_favolosa_tourne_negli_usa-10046363/ Visited on 01/07/2014
Bronzi per Michelangelo http://www.casabuonarroti.it/it/2010/11/10/bronzi-per-michelangelo/ Archived 2014-01-07 at the Wayback Machine Consulted on 01/07/2014
Bronzi per Michelangelo http://www.exibart.com/profilo/eventiV2.asp?idelemento=97962 Consulted on 01/07/2014
Monumental Sculpture from Renaissance Florence: Ghiberti, Nanni di Banco and Verrocchio at Orsanmichele http://www.opificiodellepietredure.it/index.php?it/522/mostre Consulted on 01/07/2014
Pietà di Michelangelo a Casa Buonarroti http://www.lanazione.it/firenze/2007/04/10/4255-casa_buonarroti.shtml Visited on 01/07/2014
Pietà di Michelangelo a Casa Buonarroti http://www.artearti.net/magazine/articolo/La_replica_della_Pieta Visited on 01/07/2014
Giuseppe negli arazzi di Pontormo e Bronzino http://www.quirinale.it/qrnw/statico/artecultura/mostre/2010_Giuseppe/immagini-htm/battistero.htm Visited on 01/07/2014
Pietà di Michelangelo a Wally Findlay Galleries http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/entertainment/arts-theater/pieta-replica-centerpiece-of-wally-findlays-madonn/nMFDb/ Archived 2012-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Visited on 01/07/2014
Pietà di Michelangelo a St. Patrick's Old Cathedral NYC Visited on 01/07/2014

External links

• Articolo di pacereporter del 21/06/2011

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