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The ”’Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry”’ ({{lang|it|Fonderia Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli}}, abbreviated as ”’FAFM”’) is an Italian [[bronze]] casting workshop that produces original sculptures and recreations using the [[Renaissance]]-era technique of [[lost-wax casting]]. It was established in [[Florence]] in 1905.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fonderia Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli Srl {{!}} Unioncamere |url=https://www.unioncamere.gov.it/imprese-storiche/fonderia-artistica-ferdinando-marinelli-srl |access-date=2026-01-15 |website=www.unioncamere.gov.it}}</ref> |
The ”’Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry”’ ({{lang|it|Fonderia Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli}}, abbreviated as ”’FAFM”’) is an Italian [[bronze]] casting workshop that produces original sculptures and recreations using the [[Renaissance]]-era technique of [[lost-wax casting]]. It was established in [[Florence]] in 1905.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fonderia Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli Srl {{!}} Unioncamere |url=https://www.unioncamere.gov.it/imprese-storiche/fonderia-artistica-ferdinando-marinelli-srl |access-date=2026-01-15 |website=www.unioncamere.gov.it}}</ref> |
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Works associated with the foundry include the 1998 ”[[Porcellino|La Fontana del Porcellino]]” in Florence’s [[Loggia del Mercato Nuovo]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Porcellino come nuovo, e tutti a sfregare – Corriere Fiorentino |url=https://corrierefiorentino.corriere.it/firenze/notizie/arte_e_cultura/2011/18-ottobre-2011/porcellino-come-nuovo-tutti-sfregare-1901864171499.shtml |access-date=2026-01-06 |website=corrierefiorentino.corriere.it}}</ref> the [[Arlington Memorial Bridge]] approach statue [https://www.fonderiamarinelli.it/en/anni/1941-1955/ ”Sacrifice”], and a sculpture of the United Nations’ ”[[Celestial Sphere Woodrow Wilson Memorial]]” |
Works associated with the foundry include the 1998 ”[[Porcellino|La Fontana del Porcellino]]” in Florence’s [[Loggia del Mercato Nuovo]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Porcellino come nuovo, e tutti a sfregare – Corriere Fiorentino |url=https://corrierefiorentino.corriere.it/firenze/notizie/arte_e_cultura/2011/18-ottobre-2011/porcellino-come-nuovo-tutti-sfregare-1901864171499.shtml |access-date=2026-01-06 |website=corrierefiorentino.corriere.it}}</ref> the [[Arlington Memorial Bridge]] approach statue [https://www.fonderiamarinelli.it/en/anni/1941-1955/ ”Sacrifice”], and a sculpture of the United Nations’ ”[[Celestial Sphere Woodrow Wilson Memorial]]”.<ref>Maria Maugeri, La Fonderia Artistica di Ferdinando Marinelli a Rifredi, EDIFIR Firenze 2006</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Florentine artistic foundry
 Diploma of Honor awarded to the Marinelli Foundry in Florence for the casting and gilding of the equestrian statue ‘Sacrifice’, donated by Italy to the USA. |
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Native name |
Fonderia Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli (FAFM) |
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| Industry | Metalworking |
| Founded | Florence, Tuscany, Italy, 1905 |
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Key people |
Ferdinando Marinelli, founder; Ferdinando Marinelli Jr., owner |
| Products | Statues and Monuments in Bronze |
| Website | http://www.fonderiamarinelli.it |
The Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry (Fonderia Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli, abbreviated as FAFM) is an Italian bronze casting workshop that produces original sculptures and recreations using the Renaissance-era technique of lost-wax casting. It was established in Florence in 1905.[1]
Works associated with the foundry include the 1998 La Fontana del Porcellino in Florence’s Loggia del Mercato Nuovo,[2] the Arlington Memorial Bridge approach statue Sacrifice, and a sculpture of the United Nations’ Celestial Sphere Woodrow Wilson Memorial.[3]
Ferdinando Marinelli moved to Florence as a teenager and apprenticed under artisans such as Cusmano Vignali and Gabellini. He learned both stirrup manufacturing and the lost-wax casting technique.[4] In 1905, he established a small workshop on Via de’ Giudei (now Via Ramaglianti) in Florence.
In 1915, Marinelli joined Alessandro Biagiotti’s foundry.[5] After World War I, he purchased the late Gabellini’s foundry on Via del Romito (now Via Filippo Corridoni). During this era, the foundry created monuments in Piazza Dalmatia Florence, Poggio a Caiano, Barberino Val d’Elsa, and Cerbaia commemorating World War I and collaborated with artists like Mario Moschi and Odo Franceschi.[citation needed]
In 1925, the Foundry erected a monument of the painter Giovanni Fattori. In 1927, the Florence Chamber of Commerce listed the foundry among local artistic industries. Independent sources describe its continued use of traditional bronze casting methods.[6]
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- ^ “Fonderia Artistica Ferdinando Marinelli Srl | Unioncamere”. www.unioncamere.gov.it. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
- ^ “Porcellino come nuovo, e tutti a sfregare – Corriere Fiorentino”. corrierefiorentino.corriere.it. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ Maria Maugeri, La Fonderia Artistica di Ferdinando Marinelli a Rifredi, EDIFIR Firenze 2006
- ^ Maugeri, Maria (2005). Pietro e Niccolò Bazzanti ‘Negozianti di Belle Arti’. Firenze: EDIFIR.
- ^ Maria Maugeri, La Fonderia Artistica di Ferdinando Marinelli a Rifredi, EDIFIR Firenze 2006, pag. 27
- ^ M. Salvini, Le industrie artistiche nella provincia di Firenze, Firenze, 1927, p.109
- ^ “Original Bronze of Michelangelo’s Pieta Now on Public Display at St. Patrick’s Old…” Reuters. Archived from the original on 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ Nazione, La (2007-04-06). “A Casa Buonarroti la Pietà in bronzo”. La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ luiss_smorgana (2011-06-21). “Macedonia, la statua di Alessandro Magno in piazza Skopje”. Blitzquotidiano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ Zola, Matteo (2011-07-03). “MACEDONIA: Cosa resta di Alessandro il Grande? La statua che fa arrabbiare Atene”. East Journal (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-01-06.
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