St Victor
by FEDERIGHI, Antonio, Marble
The figure of St Victor on the third pier is less subtle but more dramatic; barely contained within the niche, the warrior saint gazes defiantly into the distance. The intensity of his expression is accentuated by the straining tendons of his neck and the exaggerated folds of his voluminous mantle. In spirit, the saint is reminiscent of Donatello’s St George (Florence, Orsanmichele).