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Bologna
Bologna (prov.)
Emilia-Romagna

Via Guglielmo Oberdan
(Chiesa di San Nicolò degli Albari)

San Nicolò

Saint Nicholas

(4th century)
Bishop of Myra, patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant thieves, prostitutes, children, brewers, pawnbrokers, and students
(Wikipedia)

Giuseppe Mazza
ca. 1680?

Description

Relief of St. Nicholas and a putto carrying a book with three balls.

Sculptor

Giuseppe Maria Mazza (Bologna 1653 - Bologna 1741), Italian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

E-mail by Matteo, 31-7-2023.

Locatie (N 44°29'44" - E 11°20'44") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: iter104; Photograph: 12 May 2017 / updated: 14 August 2023
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