Monumento ai Caduti nella Prima Guerra Mondiale
(Monument to the Fallen in the First World War) by Ermenegildo Luppi, 1929
Parco della Rimembranza
Modena, May 2024
“Monument with a vertical structure higher than 14 meters, formed by a central body made of four marble columns. On the top of the columns there is a large bronze statue, 4 meters high, depicting the Winged Victory, with a severe face, dressed in a long peple with a shield in her left arm and a dagger in her right arm. The columns stands on a travertine socket adorned with laurel wreaths and carved oak and placed on a circular staircase. Around the base, at the four corners, are four bronze sculptures are represent: the Offer, the Farewell, the Fighter and the Sacrifice.” (Monument to the Fallen in the First World War, Statues - Hither & Thither)
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