Thursday, April 24, 2014

The Big Anchovy

Big fish painted on the roof of the Fish Market by Libera Capezzone, Livorno
A few days ago a “grande acciuga” (big anchovy) has been painted on the roof of the decrepit Fish Market building. It is a work of Libera Capezzone and the words below say: “Lische squame coda amore. Libertà” (Fishbones scales tail love. Freedom).
Big fish painted on the roof of the Fish Market by Libera Capezzone, Livorno
The project was sponsored by a brand of paint, so it would have been nice to paint also the rest of the roof, which badly need it. This would have been also a better background for the big fish.

See also: Mercato del Pesce
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15 comments:

  1. LoisApril 24, 2014 at 3:11 AM

    I agree with you. The entire roof should have been painted, but that is quite a huge fish!

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  2. William KendallApril 24, 2014 at 3:37 AM

    Pretty hard to miss that.

    Hopefully something is done with the building.

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  3. RevrunnerApril 24, 2014 at 3:57 AM

    An instant landmark. Nice.

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  4. RandyApril 24, 2014 at 4:02 AM

    Nice but not something I like to eat.

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  5. Luis GomezApril 24, 2014 at 5:34 AM

    I really like this one VP. And yes, I agree they could have painted the roof.

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  6. cieldequimperApril 24, 2014 at 1:51 PM

    Okay, I absolutely adore this. Seriously, it's tasteful and males the building interesting right away.

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  7. cieldequimperApril 24, 2014 at 1:51 PM

    *maKes*

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  8. Lois EvensenApril 24, 2014 at 5:01 PM

    I love it!!!! :)

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  9. KarlApril 24, 2014 at 7:14 PM

    This can be seen from afar.
    I like it.

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  10. DinaApril 26, 2014 at 10:13 AM

    A curious choice of words.
    That fish is big enough to swallow Jonah. Imagine the Bible talking about "Jonah in the belly of the anchovy."

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  11. HildaApril 27, 2014 at 7:27 AM

    That has to be the biggest anchovy I have ever seen!

    Enjoy your Florentine trip!

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  12. Babzy.BApril 29, 2014 at 11:46 AM

    wow !what a giant fish :)

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  13. GunnApril 29, 2014 at 3:03 PM

    Easy to spot!:)
    Nice design.

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  14. UnknownApril 29, 2014 at 8:26 PM

    This is so cool! Love it.

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  15. cieldequimperMay 5, 2014 at 1:21 PM

    I so wish I could have walked...

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