Sunday, March 23, 2014

MONUMENT TO CAMILLO BENSO COUNT OF CAVOUR

MONUMENTO A CAMILLO BENSO CONTE DI CAVOUR
1885/95 Stefano Galletti (1832/1905) pupil of Pietro Tenerani
Platform of granite, base of bardiglio marble and bronze statues
In the base there are four bronze groups: west side "Thought", east side "Action", north side "Force" with a lion protecting the plebiscitary voting polls and south side "Italy sitting next to Rome"
Reliefs on two sides of the pedestal to the east, behind the Action, "Weapons of the House of Savoy from different periods", in the west, behind the Thought, "Symbols of science, technology, geographical discoveries, political and philosophical thought"

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