Explore the Bronze in Milan of this artwork.
In 1811 a bronze copy of the statue was cast in Rome by Francesco Righetti and his son Luigi,: 266 : 200  using the bronze of the cannons of Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. A previous attempt to cast the statue had failed. Since 1859 the bronze has stood in the main courtyard of Palazzo Brera, home of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera and the Pinacoteca di Brera, in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy.: 252  It was at first on a temporary base; this was replaced in 1864 with the present base designed by Luigi Bisi, in granite and Carrara marble, with bronze decorations. The gilded bronze winged victory on the globe in the right hand of the figure was stolen on 25 October 1978; it was replaced with a replica in the 1980s.
Milan replica Lombardy Bronze Castel Sant'Angelo gilded winged victory bronze Pinacoteca di Brera bronze copy of the statue Palazzo Brera Carrara marble Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera granite Accademia di Belle Arti Luigi Bisi