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Arezzo
Arezzo (prov.)
Toscana

Piazza San Francesco

Vittorio Fossombroni

Arezzo 1754 - Firenze/Florence 1844
Italian statesman, mathematician, economist and engineer
(Wikipedia)

Pasquale Romanelli
1864

Description

Marble statue of Fossombroni with in his right hand a scroll with the hydraulic engineering treaties about the reclamation of the swamps and having his hand on the head of a lion, which in turn has its right leg over a sphere: the allegory of power.

Inscription(s)

vittorio fossombrone
idraulico
ecomonista
politico

vittoria bonci vedova fossombroni
commise
enrici falcini fossombroni
dono
il municipio eresse
MDCCCLXIII

Sculptor

Pasquale Romanelli (Firenze/Florence 1812 - Firenze/Florence 1887), Italian sculptor, father of Raffaello Romanelli (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Città di Arezzo, Scultura - Monumenti Celebri.

Location (N 43°27'52" - E 11°52'52")

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Item Code: itto090; Photograph: 9 May 2017
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