Madama Lucrezia - Roma, Italy - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

"Madama Lucrezia (Romanesco: Madama Lugrezzia) is one of the five "talking statues" of Rome. Pasquinades, irreverent satires poking fun at public figures, were posted beside each of the statues from the 16th century onwards, written as if spoken by the statue, largely in answer to the verses posted at the sculpture called "Pasquino". Madama Lucrezia was the only female "talking statue", and was the subject of competing verses by Pasquin and Marforio.

The statue is badly disfigured, and the original subject cannot be identified with certainty, but may represent the Egyptian goddess Isis (or of a priestess of Isis), or perhaps a portrait of the Roman empress Faustina. The bust was given to Lucrezia d'Alagno, the lover of Alfonso d'Aragona, King of Naples; she moved to Rome after Alfonso's death in 1458." (visit link)

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Madama Lucrezia Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown Materials used: Stone Location: Palazzo Venezia

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Date Logged Log User Rating   05/22/2023 GURUGU visited it