Italy – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:56:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Enrico dell’Acqua https://equestrianstatue.org/enrico-dellacqua/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:33:18 +0000 https://equestrianstatue.org/?p=26289 This equestrian sculpture is to memorise Enrico dell’Acqua (1851 – 1910), a pioneer in the field of export of cotton from Italy abroad. The sculpture was restored in 2007.

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]]> Luigi Amedeo of Savoy https://equestrianstatue.org/amedeo-of-savoy/ Fri, 30 Oct 2020 13:54:51 +0000 https://equestrianstatue.org/?p=26282 The post Luigi Amedeo of Savoy appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Gonzaga family https://equestrianstatue.org/gonzaga-family/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:43:50 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=21008 The Room of Eagles in the Ducal Palace in Sabbioneta houses what is left of the Cavalcade, a series of wooden equestrian statues sculpted in 1587 to celebrate, in typical Habsburg style, the military strengths of the Gonzaga family.The ten statues that originally made up the cavalcade were situated in the Room of Horses, a … Continue reading "Gonzaga family"

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]]> Garibaldi, Giuseppe https://equestrianstatue.org/giuseppe-garibaldi-2/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:07:36 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20992 The post Garibaldi, Giuseppe appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Umberto I https://equestrianstatue.org/umberto-i-4/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:57:15 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20988 Bas relief above the entrance of the tower of the Sforza castle in Milan

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]]> Emanuele II, Vittorio https://equestrianstatue.org/vittorio-emanuele/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:07:29 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20956 The statue was beautifully restored between 2009 and 2011

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]]> Balbus junior and senior, Marcus Nonius https://equestrianstatue.org/balbus-marcus-nonius-junior-senio/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:51:57 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20938 Originally erected in Herculaneum, now in the Archeological museum of Naples

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]]> Ladislaus of Naples https://equestrianstatue.org/ladislaus-of-naples/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 11:01:23 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20935 In the church San Giovanni a Carbonara in Naples

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]]> Cavallo https://equestrianstatue.org/il-cavallo/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 10:49:29 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20924 In 1482, Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, challenged Leonardo Da Vinci to build the largest equestrian statue the world had ever seen in honor of his father, Francesco. Despite the best efforts of the Duke and the legendary artist, the monumental Cavallo dello Sforza would not become reality until a retired airline pilot from Pennsylvania … Continue reading "Cavallo"

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]]> Visconti, Bernabo https://equestrianstatue.org/barnabo-visconti/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 10:37:22 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=20913 Boninio de Campione sculpted the equestrian statue of Bernabò Visconti for the church of San Giovanni in Conca around 1363. Its positioning near the church’s main altar was regarded as highly problematic by contemporaries and it was commented on by poet and intellectual Petrarch among others. The equestrian statue was reused – with changes and additions carried … Continue reading "Visconti, Bernabo"

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