(“The Story of Pisa” by Janet Ross and Nelly Erichsen, 1909)
The story is probably only a legend and the presumed statue of Kinzica, still visible outside Casa Tizzoni in Via San Martino, is almost certainly only a fragment of a 3rd-century Roman sarcophagus.A more modern statue, called “Chinzica” and representing the heroine of the legend, is the work of the sculptor Angelo Ciucci and was erected in 2005 in the middle of Piazza Guerrazzi.
External links: “The Story of Pisa” by Janet Ross and Nelly Erichsen (Archive.org)
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9 comments:
The top statue is wonderful, but the modern statue on the bottom is terrific. Maybe you can negotiate for Pisa to send it to Livorno.
This blog is wonderful, so glad I found it to be able to understand a bit some of my Livornesi friends. Have to agree with Jack, the top statue is very evocative, while the modern one is tacky.
I love the first statue.
Jack - Hard not to agree with you...
Thank goodness the Roman statue is still visible and yet how wonderful that there is a modern one too because it's delightful.
Nice that the legend lives on in the modern statue of the brave woman.
I can almost hear both of them saying "Oi veh! Oi veh!"
Every town has its heroines. I love the old statue!
What a frustrating link you add to the Pisa story. Yuk! Noise pollution.
I guess that lady is screaming out for someone to get her out of Pisa? ;)
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