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Monument To The Fallen, Pistoia
The Monument to the Fallen () is a Fascist-era monument located in the center of Piazza San Francesco in Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy. The monument was meant to recall those fallen in the battles of World War I between 1915 and 1918. Though completed some years before, the bronze statue was only installed in 1926 with the King in attendance. The bronze statue shows a muscular, partly nude, semi-recumbent man sheltering a statue of Victory as he glares to the distance. The statue is on a marble base with flanking bas-reliefs depicting a winged victory and a mother and child sharing bundles of wheat (''fasces''). The sculptor, Silvio Canevari (1891–1953), would go on to sculpt statues of athletes for the Stadio dei Marmi in Rome. Many of this statues, including ''The Pugilist'' and his ''Monument to Victory'' (commemorating those who fell in the wars of Africa) at Civita Castellana, also focus on the athletic man in combat. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvio Canevari, Monumento Ai Caduti Della Prima Guerra Mondiale, 1925, 02
Silvio (, ) is an Italian male name, the male equivalent of Silvia. Sílvio is a variant of the name in Portuguese. It is derived from the Latin " Silvius", meaning "spirit of the wood," and may refer to: People * Silvio Benítez (born 1935), former Paraguayan soccer and basketball player and coach * Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023), Italian politician, entrepreneur, and media magnate * Silvio Branco (born 1966), Italian boxer * Silvio O. Conte (1921–1991), US politician and member of the House of Representatives * Silvio De Sousa (born 1998), Angolan basketball player * Silvio Fernández (other), multiple people * Silvio Frondizi (1907–1974), Argentine lawyer * Silvio Gai (1873–1967), Italian politician * Silvio Gava (1901–1999), Italian politician * Silvio Gazzaniga (1921–2016), Italian sculptor * Silvio Gesell (1862–1930), German entrepreneur, economist, and founder of Freiwirtschaft economic model * Silvio Horta (1974–2020), American TV writer and produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fascist Architecture
Fascist architecture encompasses various stylistic trends in architecture developed by architects of fascist states, primarily in the early 20th century. Fascist architectural styles gained popularity in the late 1920s with the rise of modernism along with the ultranationalism associated with fascist governments in western Europe. Fascist styles often resemble that of ancient Rome, but can extend to modern aesthetics as well. Fascist-era buildings are frequently constructed with particular concern given to symmetry, simplicity, and monumental size, especially for public buildings. Benito Mussolini utilised several styles of architecture, incorporating classical elements into modern Rationalism (architecture), Rationalist architecture to convey a sense of continuity with ancient Rome. Nazi architecture, National Socialist architecture under Adolf Hitler is often associated with Italian Fascist Architecture. It also utilised new styles of architecture but favoured S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francesco, Pistoia
San Francesco is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located on the piazza of the same name in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy. History According to tradition, St Francis had visited Pistoia in 1220. Soon after, a few adherents of St Francis had grouped themselves in a small monastery attached to a small church called ''Santa Maria del Prato'' or ''Santa Maria Maddalena'', located at about the location of the present church. The property appears to have been granted to them by the canons of the cathedral. As the monastery grew, a new church, representing the present structure, was begun by 1294, dedicated to the ''Holy Cross'', and manned by the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. While the single nave structure with a number of lateral altars was completed by 1340, modifications and refurbishment proceeded for centuries. The lateral windows are thin and tall. The facade was only added in 1707. The convent was suppressed in 1808 by the Napoleonic government, but the friars were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
