Arnolfo di Cambio

Plaster model for the marble monument in Palazzo dei Canonica in Piazza del Duomo, Florence (1827-1830) Almost all the critical comments of the period underline the sculptor's capability in realising the personality of the artist in the act of meditation. The model, rather small due to the reduced dimensions of Pampaloni's study, was admired by Danish artist Bertel Thorvaldsen. The statue confirmed Pampaloni's abilities in monumental sculpture and, within the nineteenth-century cult of the memories of illustrious men, was considered the first tribute to great countrymen to be placed on a public street.