Elsewhere In 1418 the Signoria commissioned a large and imposing figure of Florence's heraldic lion, the Marzocco for the entrance to a new apartment at Santa Maria Novella built for a rare visit by the pope; in the event he did not finish it in time.Coonin, 61-64. It was later placed in the Piazza della Signoria, where there is now a replica, with the original in the Bargello Museum.
elsewhere in 1418 the signoria commissioned a large and imposing figure of florence's heraldic lion the marzocco for the entrance to a new apartment at santa maria novella built for a rare visit by the pope; in the event he did not finish it in timecoonin 61-64 it was later placed in the piazza della signoria where there is now a replica with the original in the bargello museum