Obelisco della Minerva a Roma.
L’obelisco della Minerva in piazza Santa Maria sopra Minerva che come base, tediata dal Bernini, ha una statua in marmo raffigurante un elefantino.
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The Obelisk of Minerva is one of the nine Egyptian obelisks of Rome, located in the Piazza della Minerva (the square of the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva). The obelisk is positioned on the back of a marble elephant, sculpted by Ercole Ferrata based on a design by Bernini in 1667; the entire monumental complex is also popularly known as the Pulcin della Minerva: “pulcino” in the dialect of the time meant “porcino”, referring to the elephant “for its small size and round shape”.
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