On October 8th 1354, Cola di Rienzo, self-styled 'Tribune of the Roman people', was assassinated. In the small garden next to the Cordonata Capitolina, the flight of steps that leads up to Piazza di Campidoglio, stands a statue of Cola di Rienzo (1313-54), the work of the Florentine sculptor Girolamo Masini (1840-85). The monument was unveiled on September 20th 1887. The base was designed by Francesco Azzurri (1827-1901) and incorporates fragments of ancient marble. Comments are closed.
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My name is David Lown and I am an art historian from Cambridge, England. Since 2001 I have lived in Italy, where I run private walking tours of Rome.
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