It seems that the sculptor Pietro Tacca used only two convicts as models for the “Four Moors”. The younger was Morgiano (which is a the name dark type of grapes) and the older was Alì.
Try to judge by yourself if this can be true, here are the Northwest and the Southeast moors.
Meet Alì, the Northeast and Southwest moor. Some say that the artist tried to represent the four ages of the man, portraying both models younger and older.
Both convicts were freed after the work and legend says that the younger Morgiano sometimes brought his new family to see “his” monument.See also: Barbary Pirates - Four Noses - Eight Moors - Four Moors
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