BRANDINI, "ERCOLE E CACO"

Speranza

When the marble block was moved to FIRENZE, its dimensions, Brandini thought, proved to be unsuited for his model -- which is however preserved, as it was kept in the Guardaroba of Cosimo I).

Therefore, BRANDINI made a number of further models,

"UNO PIÙ DEGLI ALTRI NE PIACQUE AL PAPA, DOVE
ERCOLE AVEVA CACCO FRA LE GAMBE, E PRESOLO PE'
CAPELLI, LO TENEVA SOTTO A GUISA DI PRIGIONE."