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Rimini
Rimini (prov.)
Emilia-Romagna

Piazza Luigi Ferrari

Monumento ai caduti

War Memorial

Bernardino Boifava
1926

Description

Bronze statue of a nude (except a fig leaf) hero with his sword raised to the sky as a sign of triumph. Behind him is an allegorical woman 'Glory' beginning to crown him with a laurel wreath.

Inscription(s)

XXIV - V
MCMXV

S.P.Q.A.
AI
CADVTI
IMMOR
TALI

IV - XI
MCMXVIII

VITAM FVNDERE - AMOR DOCVIT

Sculptor

Bernardino Boifava (Ghedi 1888 - Forlì 1953), Italian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

ABC Cominicati, 15 May 2012, Rimini tra retorica e lato B, lo scultore della patria.
Edoardo De Carli, Chi era Costui?

Locatie (N 44°3'43" - E 12°34'5") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: iter018; Photograph: 11 May 2017
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XXIV - V MCMXV	S.P.Q.A. AI CADVTI IMMOR TALI	IV - XI MCMXVIII
VITAM FVNDERE - AMOR DOCVIT