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| Keywords: Lapicida pistoiese, orsetto detto Micco, emblema di pistoia, fine XIV-inizio XV sec.2.JPG Artwork Creator Anonymous en a squatting bear originally polychromed as evidenced by the traces of red on the surface The Micco bear is the heraldic symbol of the city of Pistoia dating from the mid-14th century when after having repulsed the siege of Giovanni Visconti Pistoia needed an own emblem in contrast with that of Florence' lion the lion the Marzocco The Micco came from the  forest of bears or Orsigna a vast mountainous area once owned by the town of Pistoia Reliefs of the Micco are still seen in the Pistoia town hall and in the most representative buildings of the city The most common version shows the bear holding between its legs the city ™s traditional red and white checked coat-of-arms similar to the Florentine Marzocco which holds a lilied shield century 14 langswitch oder or o of century 15 marble cm 59 21 institution Cenacolo di Santo Spirito langswitch http //www piccoligrandimusei it/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Fondazione-Salvatore-Romano_imp pdf piccoligrandimusei it p 126 http //www piccoligrandimusei it/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Fondazione-Salvatore-Romano_imp pdf piccoligrandimusei it p 61 accession number MCF-FR 1946-18 place of creation Pistoia own Oursana 2014-09-27 other versions Oursana Salvatore Romano Foundation collection x Pistoia Micco Statues of bears Cenacolo di Santo Spirito Images by Oursana Italy Florence Cenacolo di Santo Spirito | ||||
