The hero of Italian Risorgimento
Giuseppe Garibaldi died on 2 June 1882 on the Caprera island. For many municipal authorities, every other consideration apart, this event started a race to erect a monument to the Hero of the Two Worlds in their own quickly renamed “Piazza Garibaldi”.
Livorno fared quite well with a beautiful statue by Augusto Rivalta, which was ready in 1889: they even had time to organize a parallel unveiling with Lucca and Como.
The monument in Lucca by Urbano Lucchesi shows us a slightly less heroic Garibaldi. As we have already said, it was unveiled the same day of the one in Livorno, on 22 September 1889.
The Pisans, as always, were late: they got their monument only on 26 June 1892. However, the bronze statue by Ettore Ferrari shows us a very down-to-earth Garibaldi in shirtsleeves, without the cloak and with a hand on his flank.
If Tuscans were timely with their tributes, the Italian-American community of New York was even more so: the
Garibaldi monument in Washington Square Park, a work by the sculptor Giovanni Turini, was dedicated on 4 June 1888.
See also:
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11 comments:
Very distinguished.
Somewhere I have heard that name, sorry for missing where and when. These are great sculptures. Please have a good new week ahead.
VP, this is an excellent post. I enjoyed seeing the three sculptural interpretations of Garibaldi and reading your commentary. If you go to Pisa, wear a mask.
He certainly looks so much more dashing in Livorno!
Different moments,and all sculptures are beautiful!
Léia
It's very interesting to compare the monuments. Nice.
I agree with Ciel. Great post, VP.
An interesting race.
Forgive me, but I find the Pisa version rather refreshing.
Dina - I agree...
Beautiful statues of the national hero!
Il secondo Garibaldi lo conosco bene :))) ciao, Arianna
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