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Similar Monument to Dante, Dante Monument, Piazza dei Signori, Piazza Dante, Pazzi Chapel | ||
The Statue of Dante in Piazza di Santa Croce is an outdoor monument and statue located in Piazza Santa Croce in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
The statue was erected in 1865 to celebrate the 600 anniversary of the birth of the poet Dante. The statue was sculpted by Enrico Pazzi of Ravenna. The pedestal was designed by Luigi del Sarto. The creation of a statue of a famous Florentine by a sculptor from Ravenna caused some rumblings. Florence and Ravenna for years had disputed who was to hold the remains of Dante: his native city or the city of his exile. The church of Santa Croce which stands on the same piazza of this statue has an elaborate but empty tomb monument to Dante.
The pedestal has four Marzocco lions with shields holding the names of minor Dante works and the symbols of various Italian cities who contributed to the cost of the sculpture. 43.7685°N 11.2626°E / 43.7685; 11.2626
The statue initially placed in the center of the Piazza was later moved to in front of the flank of the façade of the Basilica.