2022 - Bologna, Italy - 48
Basilica of San Domenico
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The square at Basilica of San Domenico hosts these columns in marble, bricks and copper of the Madonna of the Rosary, after a design by Guido Reni (1632), commemorating the end of the plague in the city.
In the centre lays the tomb of Rolandino de' Passeggeri built by Giovanni (1305).
Rolandino dei Passeggeri had a renowned reputation for being an ‘intransigent guelph’ who became the main chief in Bologna around the 1300s.
Up until his death he supposedly led a regime of tyranny and violence not unlike most modern dictatorships.
The tall column in the rear supports a bronze statue of St. Dominic (1627).
2022 - Bologna, Italy - 48
Basilica of San Domenico
5 of 5
The square at Basilica of San Domenico hosts these columns in marble, bricks and copper of the Madonna of the Rosary, after a design by Guido Reni (1632), commemorating the end of the plague in the city.
In the centre lays the tomb of Rolandino de' Passeggeri built by Giovanni (1305).
Rolandino dei Passeggeri had a renowned reputation for being an ‘intransigent guelph’ who became the main chief in Bologna around the 1300s.
Up until his death he supposedly led a regime of tyranny and violence not unlike most modern dictatorships.
The tall column in the rear supports a bronze statue of St. Dominic (1627).