Pazzi subsisted on small private projects for tomb monuments and house decorations.

He completed for Giovanni Dupré a commission for a nativity scene, destined for the Signora Bianchi of Siena; however, he had difficulty in getting paid.

The church of Santa Croce, which stands on the same piazza as this statue, has an elaborate but empty tomb monument to the poet.

The pedestal has four Marzocco lions with shields holding the names of minor works by Dante and the symbols of various Italian cities who contributed to the cost of the sculpture.

[4] The statue initially placed in the center of the Piazza was moved after the flood of November 1966 to a position in front of the flank of the façade of the basilica.