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Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II
Vincenzo Vela1860 - 1865
Museo Vincenzo Vela
Ligornetto, Switzerland
This portray in colossal proportions of the King of Sardinia - and Italy after 1861 - was commissioned to Vincenzo Vela by the minucipal council of Turin. As he did in other portraits, Vela does not merely provide a naturalistic image of the man, but goes beyond it to include allegorical suggestions.
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- Title: Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II
- 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: 1860 - 1865
- Physical Dimensions: w140 x h330 x d130 cm (Complete)
- Original name in Italian: Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II
- Exhibition: Ligornetto, Switzerland
- Provenance: Swiss Confederation
- Type: Original Plaster Model
- Rights: © Museo Vincenzo Vela
- Medium: Plaster
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