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Child (6 years old) rubbing the snout of Il Porcellino (Little Pig) statue outside the Sydney Hospital. This sculpture is a copy of Pietro Tacca's (1547) statue in a 17th century fountain in Marketo Nuovo, Florence. It is one of just 5 copies cast by the Florence foundry, Fonderia Ferdinando Marinelli, and was donated to the Sydney Hospital by Marchessa Clarissa Torrigiani, in memory of her Father and brother who had both been renowned surgeons at the hospital. Sydney, Australia

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Copyright: Sheldon Levis
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Contained in galleries: Sydney, Australia

Child (6 years old) rubbing the snout of Il Porcellino (Little Pig) statue outside the Sydney Hospital. This sculpture is a copy of Pietro Tacca's (1547) statue in a 17th century fountain in Marketo Nuovo, Florence. It is one of just 5 copies cast by the Florence foundry, Fonderia Ferdinando Marinelli, and was donated to the Sydney Hospital by Marchessa Clarissa Torrigiani, in memory of her Father and brother who had both been renowned surgeons at the hospital. Sydney, Australia