Monument to the Partisan by Marino Mazzacurati, 1964
Piazzale della Pace
Parma, May 2024
“A short stroll away on the Plaza of Peace, a statue of ‘Il Partigiano’ (The Partisan) stands in sharp contrast to the name of its location and the patrician surroundings. The partigiani engaged in left-wing resistance to fascism during World War II, and the burly figure, gun in hand, represents that fierce struggle, with a dead compatriot lying behind him. The latter is doubly symbolic: the monument was inaugurated in 1956 by the then-mayor and provincial president of Parma, both ex-partigiani. Five years later a young political extremist tried to blow up the statue and the ‘fallen comrade’ was damaged. It was subsequently repaired and removed to a local cemetery, while the bronze body lying behind the Partigiano today is a copy.” (A phone call from a statue in Parma, Perceptive Travel)
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