So, I just remembered that this question has been in the back of my mind. I figured, as the dopers!
A great deal of scenes in Hannibal take place in this ‘town square’ of sorts in Florence, Italy. During the movie, we see the statues that are in the square, including one giant, alabaster statue of what looks like a God, or a warrior with his sword and shield. There’s another man at his feet, kneeling, and the God or warrior is holding him by the hair.
LOVE IT.
Does anyone know if this is a real statue, really in Florence? Or was it created for the movie (since it seemed sort of apropos)
Geez. I try to help out a fellow doper and what happens? Full-screen images of David in all his marbley nekkid glory. Oh, hi, boss, just, um… on my lunch break.
I also found this picture, which seems a more likely candidate, being from a page about the movie and all, but unfortunately there’s no text involved, so I’m not sure what we’re looking at.
I don’t recall that statute in particular, but when I was there (summer of '98) the plaza outside the Palazzo Vecchio had a small area in the front where there were a dozen or more statues standing next to each other; this might have been one.
It sounds like you are describing the statue of Hercules in the Piazza Della Signoria, where the David stood originally (and now they have a replica) - the Hercules is on the other side of the entrance to the main building in the square - where city leaders would congregate to manage city affairs.
I seem to remember that the statue is nicknamed something that roughly translates to “the Big White Lump” or something by the locals…“Il Biancola” or something…
Sorry, Jarbaby, I hit “submit” and not “preview.” :o I wasn’t really trying to suggest you’d mistaken the VBBulletin homepage for an alabaster warrior.
Could it be this statue? http://www.terraditoscana.com/hannibal/uk/gallery/lanzi41.htmIt’s from a page called “Hannibal Lector in Florence.” Though that page doesn’t identify the sculpture, it’s the Rape of Polyxena by Pio Fedi, who made it in 1866. Here’s a picture from the front: (View it in your own home!)http://www.llc.net/~intart/art/polyxena.html It’s in the Loggia de Lanzi, which is a sort of open-air porch thingy next to the Palazzo Vecchio.
Hope that was a little more helpful than my last post!
