Gallina Monument, 1904
North entrance between Carducci Field and the Colombario Hall
The monument, among the most interesting of the more than 50 works sculpted by Pietro Veronesi (1859-1936) at Certosa, is dedicated to the horse breeder Luigi Gallina, depicted in a realistic bust placed at the top of the work.
On the base the artist sculpted a glimpse of daily life of the deceased, which has nothing funerary about it. Two elegant gentlemen on horseback in the foreground are preparing to take a ride, while in the background a soldier holds the reins of a third horse.
Veronesi was one of the artists who worked on the grand Montagnola staircase, making the relief depicting the "Return from the Victory at Fossalta".
North entrance between Carducci Field and the Colombario Hall
The monument, among the most interesting of the more than 50 works sculpted by Pietro Veronesi (1859-1936) at Certosa, is dedicated to the horse breeder Luigi Gallina, depicted in a realistic bust placed at the top of the work.
On the base the artist sculpted a glimpse of daily life of the deceased, which has nothing funerary about it. Two elegant gentlemen on horseback in the foreground are preparing to take a ride, while in the background a soldier holds the reins of a third horse.
Veronesi was one of the artists who worked on the grand Montagnola staircase, making the relief depicting the "Return from the Victory at Fossalta".
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