Monument to Christopher Columbus by Lorenzo Bartolini, 1862
Piazza Acquaverde
Genoa, April 2016
“Statue of Columbus with long, flowing hair, dressed in a short Spanish tabard, and a large open cloak; his left hand rests on an anchor while his right is on the shoulder of a figure of America typified by a kneeling Indian maiden holding a cross in the right hand. At each of the four corners of the base, stands a smaller square pedestal, on each of which is a seated statue, representing Piety, Science, Constancy and Prudence.” (Columbus Monument, René & Peter van der Krogt)
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