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Italy Grateful to France
Vincenzo Vela1861 - 1862
Museo Vincenzo Vela
Ligornetto, Switzerland
This sculpture was executed on a private commission by a group of Milanesepatriot ladies as a present for Empress Eugénie of France, wife of Napoleon III. Part of the public opinion saw the nudity of Italy as a representation of the unachieved emancipation from foreign powers the country was facing.
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- Title: Italy Grateful to France
- Creator: Vincenzo Vela
- Creator Lifespan: 5/3/1820 - 10/3/1891
- Creator Nationality: Swiss
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Ligornetto
- Creator Birth Place: Ligornetto
- Date: 1861 - 1862
- Physical Dimensions: w145.3 x h199 x d106 cm (Complete)
- Original name in Italian: l'Italia riconoscente alal Francia
- Exhibition: Ligornetto, Switzerland
- Provenance: Swiss Confederation
- Type: Original Plaster Model
- Rights: © Museo Vincenzo Vela
- Medium: Plaster
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