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Bettino Ricasoli

Firenze/Florence 1809 - Brolio Castle 1880
Italian statesman; Mayor of Florence, 1847-48, Prime Minister of Italy, 1861-62 and 1866-67
(Wikipedia)

Augusto Rivalta
Fratelli Galli Fusero (Firenze)
1897

Description

Bronze statue of Bettino Ricasoli presenting to King Vittorio Emanuele the plebiscite of Tuscany for admission to the Kingdom.

On the pedestal are two bronze reliefs:

Firenze - Bettino Ricasoli
Bettino Ricasoli presenting to Vittorio Emanuele II the results of the plebiscite.

Firenze - Bettino Ricasoli
Vittorio Emanuele II visiting the Castle of Brolio, owned by the Ricasoli, in 1863.

Inscription(s)

A
BETTINO RICASOLI
M.DCCCXCVII

Signature

A. RIVALTA fece 1897
F. GALLI fusero 1897

Annotation

Inaugurated together with the statue of Ubaldino Peruzzi on 27 April 1898 - the 39th anniversary of the departure in 1859 of the last Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Sculptor

Augusto Rivalta (Alessandria 1837 - Florence 1925), Italian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Repertorio delle architecture civili di Firenze, Monumento a Bettino Ricasoli.

Locatie (N 43°46'49" - E 11°15'15") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: itto078; Photograph: 8 May 2017
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