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Scandiano
Reggio nell'Emilia (prov.)
Emilia-Romagna

Piazza Spallanzani

Lazzaro Spallanzani

Scandiano 1729 - Pavia 1799
Italian Catholic priest, biologist and physiologist who made important contributions to the experimental study of bodily functions, animal reproduction, and animal echolocation
(Wikipedia)

Guglielmo Fornaciari
1888

Description

Marble statue of Spallanzani examining a frog through a magnifying glass.

When we were in Scandiano, the pedestal was covered with folded paper from the FestivaLOVE in Scandiano, the texts were mostly unreadable and therefore copied from the Chi era costui-website.

Inscription(s)

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lazzaro spallanzani

xxi ottobre mdccclxxxvi

nato a scandiano
mdccxxix

morto a pavia
mdccic

Signature

G. FORNACIARI fece reggio e 1888

Sculptor

Guglielmo Fornaciari (1858 - 1930), Italian sculptor from Reggio nell'Emilia.

Sources & Information

Comune di Reggio Emilia, Opere artistiche.
Edoardo De Carli, Chi era Costui?

Locatie (N 44°36'0" - E 10°41'10") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: iter173; Photograph: 14 May 2017
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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