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Tuesday, 21 November 2023

Florence - Fontana del Porcellino Hog

The Fontana del Porcellino Hog is a bronze fountain of a boar. The current statue dates from 2008, which was a replacement of statue cast in 1998. The original Scripture was cast circa 1634, the design based upon a marble statue which was found in Rome. 

It is located in the Loggia del Mercato Nuovo, a market built around  the middle of the 16th century.

Loggia del Mercato Nuovo

 Fontana del Porcellino Hog

 Fontana del Porcellino Hog

 Fontana del Porcellino Hog