Italy: Equestrian statue of Cosimo Medici (1389 - 1464), Piazza della Signoria, Florence. Sculpted by Giambologna (1529 - 1608)

Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (called 'the Elder' and, posthumously, Father of the Nation'; born 10 April 1389 in Florence, died 1 August 1464 in Careggi) was the first of the Medici political dynasty, de facto rulers of Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance.

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