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and a bronze statue of St. John the Baptist for the Guild of Cloth Merchants. Completed in 1414 and installed in a niche at Orsanmichele, this statue, at almost nine feet tall, was the largest work in bronze ever cast in Florence—a testament to Lorenzo’s ambition and skill.
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Ross King (Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture)