Small bronze figures for collector's cabinets, often mythological subjects with nudes, were a popular Renaissance form at which Giambologna, originally Flemish but based in Florence, excelled in the later part of the century. He also created life-size sculptures, of which two entered the collection in the Piazza della Signoria. He and his followers devised elegant elongated examples of the figura serpentinata, often of two intertwined figures, that were interesting from all angles.Olson, pp. 194–202.
Small bronze figures for collector's cabinets often mythological subjects with nudes were a popular Renaissance form at which Giambologna originally Flemish but based in Florence excelled in the later part of the century He also created life-size sculptures of which two entered the collection in the Piazza della Signoria He and his followers devised elegant elongated examples of the figura serpentinata often of two intertwined figures that were interesting from all anglesOlson pp 194–202