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Monument of Piazza Mentana

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The stone group depicts two soldiers: one holding aloft and aiming a revolver, while he holds a wounded companion who still raises a flag or standard.
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in Rome, which display a similar dramatic event with two soldiers. (Mazzanti). Both statues also seem to cite the well-known Hellenistic statue of
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The commission was assigned in 1898 after a contest sponsored by the Società dei Reduci Garibaldini. The statuary group was sculpted by
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and the next day at Monterotondo. The plaque reads: "To the strong ones who fell at Mentana, consecrating Rome to Free Italy".
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and the battle of Mentana. A plaque states these were donated by donors from Trieste and Trentino.
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On the base are two bronze bas-reliefs depicting the retreat from
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Palazzo Spinelli, Repertorio delle Architetture Civile di Firenze
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Critics noted the similarities of the subject to the
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Piazza Mentana
Florence

Oreste Calzolari
Garibaldi
Battle of Mentana
Monument to the Cairoli Brothers
Ercole Rosa
Spanish Steps
Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus
Loggia dei Lanzi
Monterotondo
43°46′2.43″N 11°15′28.10″E / 43.7673417°N 11.2578056°E / 43.7673417; 11.2578056
Palazzo Spinelli, Repertorio delle Architetture Civile di Firenze
Arte e storia
Categories
Monuments and memorials in Florence
Outdoor sculptures in Florence

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