Statues - Hither & Thither |
Site Search:
|
Firenze
Firenze (prov.) Toscana Piazza San Marco |
Manfredo FantiCarpi 1806 - Firenze/Florence 1865Italian general; he is known as the founder of the Regio Esercito (Wikipedia) |
Pio Fedi & Clemente Papi
1872 |
Bronze statue of Fanti depicted standing, bare-headed, with his uniform largely concealed beneath a large mantle, holding the sword with his left hand and holding in his right hand a roll, symbolizing the regulation of the Italian army drafted by him. The statue is sculpted by Fedi. The marble pedestal has marble reliefs (by Papi) and texts on the sides and bronze statuettes in the chamfered corners.
|
|
|
|
La Politica (Politics), La Strategia (Strategy), La Tattica (Tactics), and La Fortificazione (Art of Fortifications) |
|
|
MANFREDO FANTI |
L'ESERCITO ITALIANO |
|
|
|
|
Your banner here? Click for information.