Santa Maria Immacolata (Saint Mary Immaculate Conception) by Giuseppe Mazza, 1805
Piazza Grande
Modena, May 2024
“The balcony is instead occupied by a statue of the Immaculate Conception by Giuseppe Mazza, placed in 1805 on the occasion of Pope Pius VII's visit to the city, placed on the base which was already the pedestal for the unfortunate equestrian monument to Francis III in Piazza Sant'Agostino. Vittorio Emanuele III, among others, looked out from this balcony when he arrived in Modena in 1929.” (Palazzo Comunale, La Guida di Modena)
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