Leonardo di Capua‘s bust is located in the main square, dedicated to him by the town of Bagnoli Irpino (Piazza Leonardo Di Capua). At one side of the bust is engraved the name of the artist who made the statue and it is possible to see on the pedestal a commemorative plaque with the date of the statue’s placement within the square. Leonardo di Capua is depicted with a book in his hand, indicating his great culture.
The artist’s signature.
The inscription on the pedestal reads as follow: “A / LEONARDO DI CAPUA / SCIENZIATO / MEDICO INSIGNE / 1617 1695.
The name of the square where it’s located Leonardo Di Capua’s bust.
- Photos, main text and page layout by Gennaro Giovine and Mattia Iuliano (January 2016), courtesy of “Circolo Culturale Leonardo Di Capua” and “Proloco Bagnoli-Laceno”.
- Locate the item on this Google Map
Bibliography
- Fulvio Sellitto, Andrea Massaro, Sandro Strumia, Roberto Ziccardi. Medicina e sanità in Irpinia, IGF Publishing Editore, Napoli 2014. ISBN 978-88-95308-08-1. (pp. 52-54).
- M. Torrini, Uno scritto di Leonardo Di Capua in difesa dell’arte chimica, «Bollettino del Centro di Studi Vichiani», 1974, IV. (pp. 126-139).
Sitography
- Leonardo Di Capua, Treccani
- Associazione Culturale “Palazzo Tenta 39”
- Proloco Bagnoli-Laceno
- Circolo culturale “Leonardo di Capua”