Tourist Attraction in Lecco:
Monumento dell'Abate e geologo Antonio Stoppani

The monument to Antonio Stoppani is a bronze sculpture located in the homonymous square of Lecco in Lombardy, in memory of the Abbot of Lecco, author of the Bel Paese. The work inaugurated on October 25, 1927 in Punta della Maddalena, took place curiously on the same day as the Monument to Mario Cermenati, located a short distance away. The idea of making a monument to his memory was in January 1891, just a few months after his death, but only materialized in 1927 by the Milanese sculptor Michele Vedani. Originally, the statue was placed on the opposite side of the street, in the lakeshore gardens, in an area called Piazzale dei Mille where the memorial to the Marinai of Italy is currently located. It was back in 1933 at the center of a large exedra red brick at sight bordered by two side fountains in conjunction with the enlargement of the road. The outer thorax, realized in those years by the engineer Saverino Sterzi, was part of the public washbasin and harmoniously harmonized as a strong scenic character guaranteeing a space appropriate to the character's fame. The geologist and patriot is depicted in a figure erected with an official and solemn pose on a pedestal in reflection position with his right hand to the chin portrayed with realism and expressiveness vaguely reminding of the aesthetic of the artistic current of the Scapigliatura. The same view of thinker is depicted in the painting by Gian Battista Todeschini, nephew of Stoppani himself, in his oil work kept in the council hall of the town hall. In 2015, at the Universal Exhibition in Milan, the work was completely restored.

Attractions in Lecco