The lack of statues celebrating the great men and women in Venice struck me, as I realised that there is only one such statue for the entire period of the Venetian Republic. Consequently, I drew up a list of such statues in Venice.
There are of course other statues, but they’re not dedicated to named individuals, or they’re not in public spaces.
The Serenissima
- Bartolomeo Colleoni (1496) in Campo SS Giovanni e Paolo (Castello)
The Kingdom of Italy (1800s)
- Daniele Manin (1868) in Campo Manin (San Marco)
— Leader of the Venetian insurrection in 1848-49 against the Austrians (1804-57). - Nicolò Tommaseo (1882) in Campo Santo Stefano (San Marco)
— Linguist, writer and politician (1802-74). - Carlo Goldoni (1883) in Campo San Bartolomeo (San Marco)
— Venetian playwright, librettist and lawyer (1707-93). - Vittorio Emanuele II (1887) in Riva degli Schiavoni (Castello)
— first king of the united Kingdom of Italy (1820-78) - Giuseppe Garibaldi (1887) in Viale Garibaldi (Castello)
— Italian patriot, general and a central figure of the Risorgimento (1807-82). - Paolo Sarpi (1892) in Campo Santa Fosca (Cannaregio)
— Venetian theologist and historian (1552-1623).
Photos of Italian statues (1800s)
![The statue of Daniele Manin in the Campo Manin, formerly Campo San Paternian](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2023/10/2023-10-15-Campo-Manin-The-statue-of-Daniele-Manin-in-the-Campo-Manin-formerly-Campo-San-Paternian_01-768x576.jpg)
![The statue of Nicolò Tommaseo (1882) in Campo Santo Stefano](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2023/10/2023-10-28-Campo-Santo-Stefano-The-statue-of-Nicolo-Tommaseo-1882-in-Campo-Santo-Stefano-768x576.jpg)
![Statue of Carlo Goldoni, Venetian playwright](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2023/10/2023-10-31-Campo-San-Bartolomio-Goldoni-Statue-of-Carlo-Goldoni-Venetian-playwright-768x577.jpg)
![The statue of Italian king Vittorio Emanuele II on the Riva dei Schiavoni](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2023/05/2023-11-09-Passeggiate-The-statue-of-Italian-king-Vittorio-Emanuele-II-on-the-Riva-dei-Schiavoni-768x576.jpg)
![Statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2024/01/2023-12-18-Venezia-Statue-of-Giuseppe-Garibaldi-768x576.jpg)
![Statue of Paolo Sarpi in Campo Santa Fosca](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2024/01/2023-11-14-Passeggiate-Statue-of-Paolo-Sarpi-in-Campo-Santa-Fosca-768x576.jpg)
In the Giardini Pubblici (1900s)
- Riccardo Selvatico (1903)
— Venetian writer, poet and politician (1849-1901) - Francesco Querini (1905)
— Italian explorer, descendant of the Venetian aristocratic family (1867-1900) - Richard Wagner (1908)
— German composer, director and poet (1813-83) - Giuseppe Verdi (1909)
— Italian composer and politician (1813-1901) - Giosuè Carducci (1910)
— Italian poet, writer and critic (1835-1907) - Gustavo Modena (1910)
— Italian actor (1803-1861) - Guglielmo Oberdan (1921)
— Italian irredentist from Trieste, executed by the Austrian-Hungarian empire (1858-82). - Pier Luigi Penzo (1932)
— Venetian and Italian aviator and WWI hero (1896-1928) - Giorgio Emo di Capodilista (1960)
— Italian general and politician, descendent of the Venetian Emo family (1864-1940)
Photos from the Giardini Pubblici
![Riccardo Selvatico (1903)
-- Venetian writer, poet and politician (1849-1901)](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2023/05/2023-05-26-Giardini-Pubblici-statue-Riccardo-Selvatico-1903-1536x1154.avif)
![Francesco Querini (1905)
-- Italian explorer, descendant of the Venetian aristocratic family (1867-1900)](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2023/05/2023-05-26-Giardini-Pubblici-statue-Francesco-Querini-1905-1536x1154.avif)
![Richard Wagner (1908)
-- German composer, director and poet (1813-83)](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2023/05/2023-05-26-Giardini-Pubblici-statue-Richard-Wagner-1908-768x577.jpg)
![Giuseppe Verdi (1909)
-- Italian composer and politician (1813-1901)](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2023/05/2023-05-26-Giardini-Pubblici-statue-Giuseppe-Verdi-1909-768x577.jpg)
![Giosuè Carducci (1910)
-- Italian poet, writer and critic (1835-1907)](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2023/05/2023-05-26-Giardini-Pubblici-statue-Giosue-Carducci-1910-768x577.jpg)
![Gustavo Modena (1910)
-- Italian actor (1803-1861)](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2023/05/2023-05-26-Giardini-Pubblici-statue-Gustavo-Modena-1910-768x577.jpg)
![Guglielmo Oberdan (1921)
-- Italian irredentist from Trieste, executed by the Austrian-Hungarian empire (1858-82).](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2023/05/2023-05-26-Giardini-Pubblici-statue-Guglielmo-Oberdan-1921-768x577.jpg)
![Pier Luigi Penzo (1932)
-- Venetian and Italian aviator and WWI hero (1896-1928)](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2023/05/2023-05-26-Giardini-Pubblici-statue-Pier-Luigi-Penzo-1932-768x577.jpg)
![Giorgio Emo di Capodilista (1960)
-- Italian general and politician, descendent of the Venetian Emo family (1864-1940)](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2023/05/2023-05-26-Giardini-Pubblici-statue-Giorgio-Emo-di-Capodilista-1960-768x577.jpg)
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