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Mark Twain described the monuments at
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sculpted by Giulio
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Giacomo
Carpaneto, Cav. Mauriziano (1811–1878) was a respected merchant, part of a family originally from Sampierdarena (S. Petri ad Arenaria) where the Palazzo Centurione-Carpaneto still stands. Signora Carpaneto also is interred in the family tomb.
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Giovanni Scanzi was 38 years old when his patron Cav. Giacomo
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the marble surfaces, thieves have removed valuable bronze and other materials, and vandals have broken or otherwise defaced some of the monuments.
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