Sunday, February 2, 2014

Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi

Statue of Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi, piazza Guerrazzi, Livorno
The statue of Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi in his namesake square, a work by the Livornese sculptor Lorenzo Gori. The inauguration of the monument took place on 17 May 1885.
Poster of the inauguration of the monument to Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi, Livorno
Here is an image of the original poster of the event, obtained thanks to my colleague Claudio.

External links: Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi (Wikipedia)
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9 comments:

  1. JackFebruary 2, 2014 at 3:11 AM

    The sculptor posed him in an unusual position, didn't he? I read the linked article. Impressive that he was both a writer and a politician.

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  2. RandyFebruary 2, 2014 at 4:42 AM

    Nice statue.

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  3. DinaFebruary 2, 2014 at 8:41 AM

    The poster is a work of art by itself. The dressed and reading donkey got me to googling what that could mean.

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  4. BirdmanFebruary 2, 2014 at 3:13 PM

    The two together bring so much more sense to me.

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  5. KarlFebruary 2, 2014 at 5:05 PM

    I like the statue and even more the original poster.

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  6. Luis GomezFebruary 2, 2014 at 8:40 PM

    Great post! Thank you.

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  7. cieldequimperFebruary 2, 2014 at 10:12 PM

    The gent had quite a life... The poster is fantastic!

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  8. Lois EvensenFebruary 2, 2014 at 10:24 PM

    He appears to be deep in thought. How super to have the original publication about him.

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  9. GunnFebruary 2, 2014 at 11:01 PM

    The poster is a unique find! Fantastic.

    Anyway, here we have just heard about flood in Pisa and Rome.... on the TV news.

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