Sculptures in the Hall

The neoclassical building was completed in 1848 on a design by the architect Pasquale Poccianti within the project for the Acquedotto Leopoldino (Leopoldine Aqueduct), but it was never used as a cistern. After the war it was used for years as Casa della Cultura (Culture House) and, after a quite long renovation, is now open to the public.
L'edificio neoclassico fu terminato nel 1848, su un disegno di Pasquale Poccianti come parte del progetto per l'Acquedotto Leopoldino, ma non fu mai usato come cisterna. Dopo la guerra, l'edificio fu usato per anni come Casa della Cultura e, dopo un periodo di restauro piuttosto lungo, è ora aperto al pubblico.

The Green Panel

A detail of the green front door of the Cisternino, Piazza Guerrazzi.
Un dettaglio del verde portone del Cisternino, piazza Guerrazzi.

Cisternino & Fattori

Small city cistern (1848) with the monument to Giovanni Fattori by Valmore Gemignani (1925), Piazza della Repubblica. (Already posted on Instagram)
Il Cisternino di città (1848) con il monumento Giovanni Fattori, opera di Valmore Gemignani (1925), piazza della Repubblica. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Five Doors

This place will soon change with the installation of a revolving door. (Already posted on Instagram)
Questo posto cambierà presto con l'installazione di una porta girevole. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Three Arches

The neoclassical building was completed in 1848 on a design by the architect Pasquale Poccianti within the project for the Acquedotto Leopoldino (Leopoldine Aqueduct), but it was never used as a cistern. After the war it was used for years as Casa della Cultura (Culture House) and is currently under renovation. (Already posted on Instagram)
L'edificio neoclassico fu terminato nel 1848, su un disegno di Pasquale Poccianti come parte del progetto per l'Acquedotto Leopoldino, ma non fu mai usato come cisterna. Dopo la guerra, l'edificio fu usato per anni come Casa della Cultura ed è attualmente in fase di restauro. (Già pubblicato su Instagram)

Link esterni: Cisternino di città (Wikipedia)

Cisternino

The Cisternino di città (Small city cistern) seen from Piazza della Repubblica.

See also: Cisternino di città - Colonnated Portico - Piazza della Repubblica

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Colonnaded Portico

The colonnaded portico of the Cisternino di città seen from Piazza della Repubblica.

See also: Cisternino di città - Piazza della Repubblica
External links: Portico (Wikipedia)

English version

Portrait of Giovanni Fattori

At the turn of the century, the young Valmore Gemignani (Carrara 1878 - Florence 1958) was studying sculpture with Antonio Bortone at the Accademia di Belle Arti (Academy of Fine Arts) in Florence and was also taking drawing classes with Giovanni Fattori. Between 1902 and 1903, after a request by the painter himself, he modeled the small bronze “Ritratto di Giovanni Fattori” (Portrait of Giovanni Fattori), which shows the renowned master in a natural pose quite typical of him, without any magniloquence.

In 1925 the small bronze was used by the sculptor as a model for the Livornese statue, erected in a small square at the end of Via Vittorio Emanuele (now Via Grande). The monument barely escaped the ravages of the war and was placed for a long time in Villa Fabbricotti, where once was the Museo Fattori, now in Villa Mimbelli. The statue was replaced in its original location in 2008, for the hundredth anniversary of the death of the artist.

See also: Chili Pepper & Macchiaioli - Cisternino di città - Mazzini & Fattori - Villa Fabbricotti
External links: Antonio Bortone - Giovanni Fattori - Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze - Amedeo Modigliani (Wikipedia)

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Cisternino di città

One of the few buildings in “Via Grande” still standing in after the air raids of the last war was the “Cisternino di città” (city small cistern). Its wall facing “Piazza della Repubblica” is still scarred by the shrapnel, as you can see behind the statue of Giovanni Fattori.An impressive picture of the destruction around the “Cisternino” and “Piazza della Repubblica”, taken in 1943 after one of the raids.

The neoclassical building was completed in 1848 on a design by the architect Pasquale Poccianti within the project for the “Acquedotto Leopoldino” (Leopoldine Aqueduct), but it was never used as a cistern.

After the war it was used for years as “Casa della Cultura” (Culture House) and is currently under renovation.

See also: Half-Dome Fad - Chili Pepper & Macchiaioli

Versione italiana