From this vantage point, one enjoys a fine view of the gardens. To the left of the statue of Abundance, one can see the walls of Fort Belvedere. "Abundance" was started by Giambologna in 1608 and concluded by Pietro Tacca and Sebastiano Salvini (1636-37). It is sculpted of white marble, while her sheaf of wheat is bronze. The statue has an interesting background. It was originally intended to be a representation of Johanna of Austria, wife of the Medici Grand-duke Francesco I, and it was supposed to be placed on a column in Piazza San Marco. It was transferred to the Gardens in 1636 to commemorate the prosperity of Tuscany. Johanna was very short, so the story goes, and the courtiers referred to her as, "Her Shortness". Francesco did not love her and instead favored a mistress, Bianca Cappello, a Venetian girl of noble descent who married a Florentine at 16. Eventually the Grand-duke and Signorina Cappello were married.