The marble and gilded bronze
sculptures that adorn the facade of Rome's great monumental
cemetery the Vittoriano are back to their original splendour
following a restoration that started in April and ended just in
time for All Souls Day on November 2.
The work on the major restoration project was carried out by
VIVE-Vittoriano and Palazzo Venezia.
The works included the marble sculptures depicting the Adriatic
Sea by Emilio Quadrelli and the Tyrrhenian Sea by Pietro
Canonica, the gilded bronze sculptures depicting Il Pensiero
(Thought) by Giulio Monteverde and L'Azione (Action) by
Francesco Jerace and the flagpoles on whose tops the tricolours
fly, which are by Gaetano Vannicola with the Vittorie
(Victories) by Edoardo Rubino and Edoardo De Albertis.
"The Vittoriano is a work of extraordinary importance for the
history and identity of the nation but it is also a great work
of art, for the architecture by Giuseppe Sacconi and for the
dynamic decoration, carried out by some of the main sculptors of
the time" said the director of VIVE, Edith Gabrielli.
"It was in fact decided to call the best artists with the aim of
imposing the image of the young Italian State", she underlined
meeting journalists to present the completed works.
The project was underwritten by fashion house Bulgari and was
also funded by the government's art bonus.
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