Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Marco Alessandro del Borro

Alessandro del Borro funerary monument by Giovan Battista Foggini, Cathedral of Livorno
The Arezzo-born Marco Alessandro del Borro was a quite popular governor of Livorno from 1678 to 1701. He promoted the expansion of the Venezia Nuova quarter, whose main street is named after him: “Via Borra”. His funerary monument inside the Cathedral was realized by the sculptor Giovan Battista Foggini, but it was badly damaged by the WWII air raids.

See also : Duomo di Livorno - Around the Duomo - Via Cairoli - After the Snow - Fontana del Duomo - Inside the Cathedral - Most Blessed Sacrament Chapel

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10 comments:

  1. Luis GomezJanuary 8, 2013 at 12:02 AM

    What a beauty VP. Beautiful, thank you.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 12:47 AM

    A fine piece of art indeed.

    Please have a good Tuesday.

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  3. JackJanuary 8, 2013 at 3:05 AM

    It is beautiful. I can't see the damage in this part of the monument.

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  4. RandyJanuary 8, 2013 at 3:54 AM

    Beautiful artwork.

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  5. Traveling HawkJanuary 8, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    An interesting piece of history.

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  6. cieldequimperJanuary 8, 2013 at 8:24 AM

    It is magnificent.

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  7. DinaJanuary 8, 2013 at 12:14 PM

    The man sitting on the slab has such an interesting vision.

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  8. UnknownJanuary 8, 2013 at 12:25 PM

    Fantastic! Shame on WWII and any other war.

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  9. HalcyonJanuary 8, 2013 at 1:17 PM

    The first thing that comes to my mind is that Christmas song... Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o'er the plains.
    Nice one! :)

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  10. Cezar and LéiaJanuary 8, 2013 at 1:49 PM

    Wonderful art and I'm always enchanted by angels representation!
    Léia

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