Standbeeld van Giovanni Boccaccio aan de gevel van de Galleria degli Uffizi te Florence before 1863

This is a photograph of a statue of Giovanni Boccaccio, an Italian writer and poet, which is located on the facade of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The statue was created before 1863 by an unknown artist and captures Boccaccio in a standing pose, wearing a laurel wreath, a symbol of his poetic achievement. The image is a photographic print from a book and reveals the statue in its original context, highlighting its historical significance.