Statue of Cangrande della Scala, marble equestrian statue in Castelvecchio, Verona, Italy
The Statue of Cangrande della Scala is a marble sculpture depicting a mounted warrior in full armor and tournament dress. The work now stands protected indoors in a museum, where it is sheltered from weather conditions that once damaged it.
The equestrian statue crowned the tomb of Cangrande I della Scala in the Arche scaligere, above the north door of Santa Maria Antica in Verona. It is attributed to Giovanni di Rigino or to Bonino da Campione. In 1909 it was removed and taken to the Museo Civico, and a copy by Rodolfo Dusi took its place on the monument.
The statue shows Cangrande I della Scala armed and mounted, the lord of Verona; it stood above the northern door of Santa Maria Antica as the crowning element of his tomb in the Arche scaligere. The tomb itself is attributed to Giovanni di Rigino or to Bonino da Campione, who worked on the monument of Cansignorio della Scala.
The artwork is located in the indoor exhibition of the museum at ground level and is easily accessible. The statue is visible from all sides, allowing visitors to view it from different angles.
The equestrian statue is not the one on the tomb today: since 1909 the Arche scaligere have displayed a copy carved by Rodolfo Dusi, while the marble original was moved first to the Museo Civico and later to Castelvecchio. The work is attributed to Giovanni di Rigino or to Bonino da Campione, who worked on Cansignorio's monument.
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