Putti on the Fountain of Hercules
by PIERINO DA VINCI, Bronze
In 1546 Pierino supplied the terracotta models (cast in 1547 by Zanobi Lastricati) for the four bronze putti then positioned on the rim of the lower basin of Tribolo’s Fountain of Hercules at Castello. During casting one of Pierino’s putti broke and was replaced by one executed by Tribolo.