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Busto di Cristoforo Colombo

Bust of Columbus

Alessandro Mantegani
1882

Pavia / Busto di Cristoforo Colombo

Inscription(s)

A
COLOMBO
IV GIUGNO MDCCCLXXXII

Annotation

In the University of Pavia, which it is pretended was the Alma Mater of Columbus, a beautiful colossal marble bust of the Discoverer.

Sculptor

Alessandro Mantegani

Sources & Information

Website: Edoardo De Carli, Chi era Costui?
Néstor Ponce de León, The Columbus Gallery (New York, 1893), p. 81.

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Locatie (N 45°11'13" - E 9°9'21") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: itlo003; Added: 21 May 2006

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