Colleoni

"The name Colleoni is a distortion from the ancient Italian coglioni — now a bad word! — which means testicles.

Canal Knowledge Tyrnauer, Matt 2007

Indeed, Venice is so much about atmosphere and light that we revel in Canaletto's ways of playing with our emotions, as in the dramatic view of "The Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo" 1725, where Verrocchio's majestic equestrian bronze of Bartolomeo Colleoni, ordinarily a commanding presence of that vista, seems incidental here—as does Pietro Lombardo and Mauro Codussi's magnificent early-16th-century facade of the Scuola Grande di San Marco facing us.

The Venice of Our Dreams Tom L. Freudenheim 2011

Later, it was surely the inspiration for the two greatest works of equestrian sculpture produced in the Renaissance, Donatello's "Gattamelata" in Padua and Verrocchio's "Colleoni" in Venice.

Sometimes Two Is Better Than One Tom L. Freudenheim 2011

Later, it was surely the inspiration for the two greatest works of equestrian sculpture produced in the Renaissance, Donatello's "Gattamelata" in Padua and Verrocchio's "Colleoni" in Venice.

Sometimes Two Is Better Than One Tom L. Freudenheim 2011

At around the same time, in 1861, Venice mayor Antonio Colleoni and abbot Vincenzo Zanetti decided to compile an archive dedicated to the history of Venice containing not only various writings but also objects of art produced in the city.

Glasses Wars | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

I do not think Wallace Stevens does this, though, in his discussion of the Colleoni; he talks about what the statue refers to almost in the artist's subconscious.

Fairfield Porter: The Painter as Critic EAGEAGEAG 2009

I do not think Wallace Stevens does this, though, in his discussion of the Colleoni; he talks about what the statue refers to almost in the artist's subconscious.

Archive 2009-02-01 EAGEAGEAG 2009

On my last trip I was staying up the street on Barbaria delle Tole, and passed by the Colleoni every day.

The Splendor of Colleoni 2005

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference The Splendor of Colleoni:

The Splendor of Colleoni 2005

In its sale on Friday, Christie's will offer two Churchill works: a painting from 1951 of equestrian Colleoni Memorial in Venice (estimate: £150,000-£250,000) and "Interior of a Studio, Lady Kitty Somerset at an easel" from around 1922 (£70,000-£100,000).

Churchill in British Sales 2007