Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry

The foundry began in 1905, when Ferdinando Marinelli established a small workshop on Via de’ Giudei (now Via Ramaglianti) in Florence.

Marinelli, born in Piegaro, Perugia, moved to Florence as a teenager and apprenticed under prominent artisans, including Cusmano Vignali and Gabellini.

In 1915, Marinelli joined Alessandro Biagiotti's Fonderia,[2] then purchased the former Gabellini's foundry on Via del Romito (now Via Filippo Corridoni) after World War I.

During this era the foundry crafted monuments commemorating World War I, including works in Piazza Dalmatia (Florence), Poggio a Caiano, Barberino Val d’Elsa, and Cerbaia, collaborating with artists like Mario Moschi and Odo Franceschi.

Their unique acid-based varnish preserved the natural bronze sheen while maintaining its warm tonalities, solidifying the foundry's status as a producer of enduring works of art.

Replica of Pietro Tacca 's Porcellino . Florence, Loggia del Mercato Nuovo
The monument to the ‘Warrior on Horseback’, Macedonia Square , Skopje
The staircase at the entrance to the Vatican Museums by Antonio Maraini , 1932
Diploma awarded to Marinelli Fonderia for the casting of the horse, Sacrifice