Discusses the public symbolic significance of the sculpture of the Piazza della Signoria in Florence. During the 16th century, a period of rapid political change, individual sculptors were influenced by patronage, and the symbolism of the sculpture was reversed to suit those in power. The works discussed include: Donatello's Judith and Holoferne; Michelangelo's David; Bandinelli's Hercules and Cacus; Cellini's Perseus and Medusa; Ammanati's Neptune Fountain; Giambologna's Rape of the Sabine and Cosimo I on Horseback
