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Modena
Modena (prov.)
Emilia-Romagna

Piazza Grande
(Palazzo comunale)

Santa Maria Immacolata

Saint Mary Immaculate Conception

Attributed to
Giuseppe Mazza
18th century

Description

Marble statue of St. Mary Immaculate, standing on a crescent moon. The statue stands in a large niche on the first floor of the tower of the town hall.

Inscription(s)

virginis sine labe conceptæ
marmoream statvam
privato loco emotam anno mdcccv
ipso die ante nonas maias iv
qvo
pivs vii pont. max. e gallia redvx
in episcopio e regione hospitatvs est
mvnicipes mvtinenses

Sculptor

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

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Palazzo Comunale (Modena).
Modena e provincia. Guide d'Italia (Touring Club Italiano, 1999), p. 36.

Locatie (N 44°38'45" - E 10°55'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: iter147; Photograph: 14 May 2017
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