Camillo Tassi

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Camillo Tassi, 1913
Giardini Margherita
Via Alberoni
Piacenza, May 2024

“Camillo Tassi (Piacenza, 23 September 1849 – Piacenza, 6 March 1912) was an Italian lawyer and politician. Graduated in law in Turin, he was a city councilor, education assessor and provincial councilor in Piacenza. A member of parliament for three legislatures in the far left of Felice Cavallotti, he was an appreciated criminal lawyer, a tenacious defender of the weakest sections of the population. He was second to Cavallotti himself in the duel that caused his death.” (Camillo Tassi, Wikipedia)

Frederick Augustus I of Saxony

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Frederick Augustus I of Saxony by Ernst Rietschel, 1835
Schloßplatz
Dresden, September 2024

“Since May 29, 2008, a sculpture by Ernst Rietschel depicting King Frederick Augustus I, ‘the Just,’ in a seated position has stood on the site of the Albert Monument. Cast in the Lauchhammer art and bell foundry, the monument was erected and consecrated in the Zwinger in 1843. In 1929 it was moved to the Japanese Palace and, thanks to the efforts of the city, the Saxon Academy of Arts, and private sponsors, was moved to a new location in front of the Ständehaus on Schloßplatz in 2008. At the consecration on May 29, 2008, the dedicatory hymn that Richard Wagner composed for the unveiling of the monument in 1843 was sung.” (Schloßplatz, Wikipedia)

Monumento al Parmigianino

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Monumento al Parmigianino (Monument to Parmigianino) by Giovanni Chierici, 1879
Piazza della Steccata
Parma, May 2024

“The Monumento al Parmigianino is a monument dedicated to the Mannerist painter Francesco Mazzola, also known as Parmigianino, located in Parma, Italy. It was erected in 1879 after the unification of Italy. The monument is a white marble statue of Parmigianino, created by Giovanni Chierici, and forms part of a drinking fountain. It is situated in Piazza della Steccata, near the Basilica di Santa Maria della Steccata, where the statue is visible on a small square behind the church.” (Monumento al Parmigianino, AIO)

IMAGE Black light Theatre

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IMAGE Black light Theatre
Národní, Staré Město
Prague, September 2024

“Today the Theatre IMAGE is a theatre company with its own structure and a regular heartbeat. For several years a stable group of creative partners have been the core of the theatre. As a result of their cooperation an ensemble with its own image has grown and established itself in the world of theatre. Performances of special character arise from work of creators co-operating in a friendly atmosphere. The creators started to gather around them a circle of colleagues with the same approach to the idea of theatre. Still, the growing ensemble has retained its own specific image although the structure of the company had to adjust to changing circumstances. This has made the company an unmistakable part of the Prague theatre scene.” (History, IMAGE Black light Theatre)

Kouros Igneus

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“Kouros Igneus” by Alexey Morosov, 2013
Lungarno Gambacorti
Pisa, November 2024

“Alexey Morosov (born September 26, 1974) is a Russian sculptor and painter. He is a graduate of the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, where he studied under Lev Kerbel. He has been the director of the Moscow Academic Art School since 2013. He has been a member of the Russian Academy of Arts since 2014. He lives and works in Lucca, Italy.” (Alexey Morosov, Wikipedia)

Museum Ludwig

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Museum Ludwig by Peter Busmann and Godfrid Haberer, 1986
Heinrich-Böll-Platz
Cologne, September 2024

“Museum Ludwig, located in Cologne, Germany, houses a collection of modern art. It includes works from Pop Art, Abstract and Surrealism, and has one of the largest Picasso collections in Europe. It holds many works by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. The museum emerged in 1976 as an independent institution from the Wallraf-Richartz Museum. That year the chocolate magnate Peter Ludwig agreed to endow 350 modern artworks — then valued at $45 million — and in return the City of Cologne committed itself to build a dedicated ‘Museum Ludwig’ for works made after 1900. The recent building was designed by architects Peter Busmann and Godfrid Haberer and opened in 1986 near the Cologne Cathedral. The new building was home to both the Wallraf Richartz Museum as well as Museum Ludwig. In 1994, it was decided to separate the two institutions and to place the building on Bischofsgartenstrasse at the sole disposal of Museum Ludwig. In 1999, Steve Keene painted in the museum.” (Museum Ludwig, Wikipedia)

Compianto sul Cristo morto

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“Compianto sul Cristo morto” (Lamentation over the Dead Christ) by Guido Mazzoni, 1479
San Giovanni Battista
Via Emilia Centro
Modena, May 2024

“Duke Rinaldo I founded the church in 1723, on an edifice built in 1190; and where a second one of the 16th century dedicated to Saint Michael formerly stood. The church takes its name form the Saint John of the Good Death’s Brotherhood, to give assistance to those condemned to death, establishing themselves here in 1774. It’s the only Modenese church which is not annexed to other edifices. The typically neoclassical design is by Girolamo Frigimelica Roberti. The round interior is 22 metres high. The balcony conserves an organ by Agostino Traeri of the 18th century. Near the presbytery, Decollation of Saint John by Francesco Vellani (18th century); in the left chapel, a canvas by Antonio Consetti (1734) commissioned by the shoemakers' guild; in the right one, by the same author, Virgin and Saints (1723), for the coachmen’s guild. The balustrades are by the famous Giovan Battista Malagoli. On the wall, there are many eagles, symbol of the Este family. On the right of the main altar, Madonna della Mercede o delle Catene (1897). However, the most interesting work in the church is the ‘Lamentation over the Dead Christ’ by Guido Mazzoni. It is the oldest in the world, as it dates back to 1479. The terracottas have an intense expressiveness and were probably copied from true persons of the time. In the small room before the sacristy there are many blood-thirsty instruments, once used for capital punishment (the friars drugged and forced the condemned to repent). In the area behind the main altar, high-backed wooden chairs were used by the friars during cerimonies. In the sacristy, reliquaries, coffins and an arras used in processions with the Latin verse from the Qohelet book of the Bible ‘vanitas vanitatum et omnia vanitas’ (that is «vanity of vanities and every vanity»).” (San Giovanni Battista Church, Modena City Guide)