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Via Rosolino Pilo 20

Guglielmo Oberdan

born Wilhelm Oberdank, Trieste 1858 - Trieste 1882
Italian irredentist; executed after a failed attempt to assassinate Emperor Francis Joseph, becoming a martyr of the Italian unification movement
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
1958?

Description

Marble commemorative plaque with a high relief bust on a console.

Inscription(s)

il popolo
a
GVGLIELMO OBERDAN
morto santamente per l'italia
terrore ammonimento rimprovero
ai tiranni di fvori
ai vigliacchi di dentro.
20 dicembre 1882

g. cardvcci

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Locatie (N 43°51'56" - E 10°14'45") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: itto179; Photograph: 16 May 2017
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