This is a monument to Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, by the Livornese sculptor Paolo Emilio Demi (1798-1863). The statue was damaged in the riots of 1849, kept in storage for about a century and then placed in “Piazza XX Settembre” in the years after the Second World War. Today it is sadly seen among the decrepit stalls of the “Mercatino Americano” (American Market), soon to be trasferred inside the area of the port.Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Forlorn Grand Duke
This is a monument to Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, by the Livornese sculptor Paolo Emilio Demi (1798-1863). The statue was damaged in the riots of 1849, kept in storage for about a century and then placed in “Piazza XX Settembre” in the years after the Second World War. Today it is sadly seen among the decrepit stalls of the “Mercatino Americano” (American Market), soon to be trasferred inside the area of the port.
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