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Giuseppe Garibaldi

Nice 1807 - Caprera 1882
Italian general, politician and nationalist who played a large role in the history of Italy; considered, with Cavour, Victor Emmanuel II, and Mazzini, as one of Italy's 'fathers of the fatherland'
(Wikipedia)

Urbano Lucchesi
Cavina (Firenze)
1889

Description

Marble statue of Garibaldi, "in the act of stepping onto Roman soil and, bareheaded, rendering homage to that land of heroes". On the pedestal are bronze reliefs:

Lucca - Giuseppe Garibaldi
The Landing near Marsala, Sicily, 11 May 1860

Lucca - Giuseppe Garibaldi
The Battle of Calatafimi, 15 May 1860

Inscription(s)

A
GIVSEPPE GARIBALDI
il popolo lucchese

promotori
i reduci dalle patrie battaglie
22 settembre 1889

Signature

(reliefs) lucchesi
r. cavina fuse in firenze resp. R.C.F.

Lucca - Giuseppe Garibaldi

Sculptor

Urbano Lucchesi (Lucca 1844 - Firenze/Florence 1906), Italian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Città di Lucca, Percorso tra i monumenti risorgimentali a Lucca.
Soprintendenza patrimonio storico, artistico ed etnoantropologico e per i beni architettonici e paesaggio per le Province di Lucca e Massa Carrara, Lucca - Statuaria pubblica.
— Un'opera al mese - Marzo 2011.
Edoardo De Carli, Chi era Costui?

Locatie (N 43°50'27" - E 10°30'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: itto139; Photograph: 16 May 2017
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