ITALIAN GARDENS OF THE RENAISSANCE 
Capponi’s words express what we all feel when we 
look on this masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture. 
Were it not for this effigy, Guidarello’s name would 
be unknown to-day, and his great deeds would have 
been forgotten long ago. Even Sanudo’s chronicles 
and the Venetian poet’s elegies could hardly have 
saved the hero’s fame from oblivion. But the love 
of Benedetta and the skill of Lombardi’s chisel have 
combined to keep his memory green, and to make 
his name immortal. 
“ Tout passe. L’art robuste 
Seul a l’eternite. Le buste 
Survit a la cite.” 
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