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Vittorio Emanuele II

Victor Emmanuel II of Italy

Turin 1820 - Rome 1878
King of Sardinia from 1849 until 17 March 1861, when he assumed the title King of Italy to become the first king of a united Italy since the 6th century; considered, with Garibaldi, Cavour, and Mazzini, as one of Italy's 'fathers of the fatherland'
(Wikipedia)

Augusto Passaglia
Fratelli Galli Fusero (Firenze)
1885

Description

Bronze statue of King Victor Emanuel with a document in his hand.

Inscription(s)

A
VITTORIO EMANUELE II
libertatore d'italia
mdccclxxxv

per pubbliche offerte
auspice la società operat...
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augusto passaglia lucchese
scolpi

Signature

A; PASSAGLIA scolpi
Flli GALLI FUSERO in firenze 1885

Lucca - Vittorio Emanuele II

Sculptor

Augusto Passaglia (Lucca 1838 - Firenze/Florence 1918), Italian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Soprintendenza patrimonio storico, artistico ed etnoantropologico e per i beni architettonici e paesaggio per le Province di Lucca e Massa Carrara, Lucca - Statuaria pubblica.
&#mdash; Un'opera al mese - Luglio 2011.
Città di Lucca, Percorso tra i monumenti risorgimentali a Lucca.

Locatie (N 43°50'19" - E 10°30'6") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: itto149; Photograph: 16 May 2017
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