(English) In this case the definiction of "plaque" is in someways reductive, the better definition is a truly funeral monument hanged to a building. An probably, in the peculiar field of "memorial plaques", this is the most magnificent monument devoted to a single man, surely in Rome, probably in Italy (and maybe in the whole World). Green marble: the winged Victory, a bust of the fallen, bronze garlands, coat of arms, the inscription on a plaque in the shape of a sepulchre. Grandeur for a single, almost forgotten man, a younger officer, a second lieutant, fallen in n almost forgotten war: the Italo-Turkish War, the La Guerra di Libia . But the fallen man was posthumously awarded with a Gold Medal of Military Valor, and he came from two notable noble families of Rome, one, and centre Italy, the other: Grazioli and Della Rovere.
And the momunent is placed in Piazza Grazioli, on the outer wall of Palazzo Grazioli, his family builiding, so the magnificent is well explained.
Riccardo Grazioli fallen in the first actions of Italo-Turkish war, but the monument was place in April 1914, 2 years and half later on Riccardo's birhtday anniversary, three months before the first world war outbreak, and the plaque magnificent seems like an involontary prelude of first world war interventionism.
Riccardo Grazioli was born in Rome the 21 April 1887. He was graduated ensign at Livorno Naval Academy in 1907. Before Guerra di Libia outbreak he was detached at Regia Marina Command in Beijing.
At the war outbreak he was detached on ironclad ram Marco Polo , directed to Homs (today Al Khums) a port in Tripolitania.
The 23 October was assigned to a reconnaissance mission. But when he find that an artillery battery commander was wounded, and unable to lead his men, Grazioli take in charge the battery, reorganizig it, and entrust to other the charge to take back to the vessels with the informartions taken during reconnaissance.
Five days later, the landing artillery battery was attaccked by five hunderds men, and Grazioli was still at command. He fallen there, the position that he taken over, on his own initiative, five days before.
Here a translation of the Golden Medal motivation:
The 23 October in Homs, after he boldly accomplished a mission on land on a soil shelled from enemy fire, (he) went ashore a second time to collect informations, (he) entrusted to others the duty to take back on board, and, with one's own initiative he hastened to substitute the landing battery.
(He) reanimated ed infused new dare in the men exhausted for causalties, the efforts and fasts; (he) provided to collect the heavily damaged material and, in spite of darkness of the night and the continuous enemy fire, trough great difficults of terrain, he conducted the battery at complete in retrenchments.
The 28 October, also in Homs,example to his yours (comraden) of heroic firmness, he commanded the landing battery of his ship exposing daringly to the enemy fire to command the fire, until he fallen deadly wounded.
Homs, 23-28 October 1911
Funeral monument author was the sculptor Alcibiade Mazzeo.
In the centre there is a Winged Victory, dressed only with a thin veil, the left hand on a volume with "Italica Gens", Italian People on its cover. In the right there was probably a laurel wreath, today gone, remains only some leaves and berries. The gesture of right hand seems to crown, with the gone laurel the bust fo Grazioli on the left. The bust is in the form of an hight-relief. In opposition with the bust, the family coats of arms in the most magnificent forms, mounted with an helmet and sorrounded with a drape.
The central plaque, or, better, the stone monolith, is sorrounded with to palm leaves. At monument sides to other leaves wreath in bronze. The garland on the right with oaks and laurel, mounted with a star. On the left one with oaks and a not identified kind of leaves.
Here a translation of the plaque inscription:
And the momunent is placed in Piazza Grazioli, on the outer wall of Palazzo Grazioli, his family builiding, so the magnificent is well explained.
Riccardo Grazioli fallen in the first actions of Italo-Turkish war, but the monument was place in April 1914, 2 years and half later on Riccardo's birhtday anniversary, three months before the first world war outbreak, and the plaque magnificent seems like an involontary prelude of first world war interventionism.
Riccardo Grazioli was born in Rome the 21 April 1887. He was graduated ensign at Livorno Naval Academy in 1907. Before Guerra di Libia outbreak he was detached at Regia Marina Command in Beijing.
At the war outbreak he was detached on ironclad ram Marco Polo , directed to Homs (today Al Khums) a port in Tripolitania.
The 23 October was assigned to a reconnaissance mission. But when he find that an artillery battery commander was wounded, and unable to lead his men, Grazioli take in charge the battery, reorganizig it, and entrust to other the charge to take back to the vessels with the informartions taken during reconnaissance.
Five days later, the landing artillery battery was attaccked by five hunderds men, and Grazioli was still at command. He fallen there, the position that he taken over, on his own initiative, five days before.
Here a translation of the Golden Medal motivation:
The 23 October in Homs, after he boldly accomplished a mission on land on a soil shelled from enemy fire, (he) went ashore a second time to collect informations, (he) entrusted to others the duty to take back on board, and, with one's own initiative he hastened to substitute the landing battery.
(He) reanimated ed infused new dare in the men exhausted for causalties, the efforts and fasts; (he) provided to collect the heavily damaged material and, in spite of darkness of the night and the continuous enemy fire, trough great difficults of terrain, he conducted the battery at complete in retrenchments.
The 28 October, also in Homs,example to his yours (comraden) of heroic firmness, he commanded the landing battery of his ship exposing daringly to the enemy fire to command the fire, until he fallen deadly wounded.
Homs, 23-28 October 1911
Funeral monument author was the sculptor Alcibiade Mazzeo.
In the centre there is a Winged Victory, dressed only with a thin veil, the left hand on a volume with "Italica Gens", Italian People on its cover. In the right there was probably a laurel wreath, today gone, remains only some leaves and berries. The gesture of right hand seems to crown, with the gone laurel the bust fo Grazioli on the left. The bust is in the form of an hight-relief. In opposition with the bust, the family coats of arms in the most magnificent forms, mounted with an helmet and sorrounded with a drape.
The central plaque, or, better, the stone monolith, is sorrounded with to palm leaves. At monument sides to other leaves wreath in bronze. The garland on the right with oaks and laurel, mounted with a star. On the left one with oaks and a not identified kind of leaves.
Here a translation of the plaque inscription:
THE (NAVAL VESSEL) SUB-LIEUTENANT
RICCARDO GRAZIOLI LANTE DE LA ROVERE
FALLEN AT HOMES THE 28 OCTOBER 1911
EMULATING ANCESTRAL DEEDS
BETWEEN HEROES COME TO LIFE AGAIN IN THE HISTORY
THE NATIONAL FEDERATION
VETERANS FROM HOMELAND BATTLES AND DISCHARGE IN Servicemen
CONSECRATA
ROME, 21 APRIL 1914
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(Italian) In this case the definition of "plaque" is somewhat simplistic, the most suitable is a real tomb hung from a building. And probably, in the particular field of "plaques in memory" is the most magnificent piece of plaque dedicated to a single man, certainly in Rome, probably in Italy (and perhaps the world). Green marble: the Winged Victory, the bust of the Fallen, wreaths and garlands made of bronze, the inscription on a tombstone in the shape of the tomb.
Grandeur for one man, almost forgot. A young officer, a sottonenente just fallen into a nearly forgotten war: the Italo-Turkish war, or Libya. But it was dedicated to the fallen
a Gold Medal for Military Valour to memory, and came from two important noble families of Rome, one o'clock, and central Italy, the other: the Grazioli and the Della Rovere.
And the monument is located in Piazza Grazioli, outside of Palazzo Grazioli, the palace of his family, the magnificence of the "stone" is thus explained.
Riccardo Grazioli fell during the first actions of the Italo-Turkish War, but the monument was placed in April 1914, two and a half years later, the anniversary of the birth Grazioli, only three months before the outbreak of World War I, the plaque is a prelude to such an involuntary intervention in the First World War.
He was born in Rome April 21, 1887. He was appointed midshipman at the Naval Academy in Livorno in 1907. Before the outbreak of the War of Libya was assigned at the detachment of the Royal Navy in Beijing. At the outbreak of war was lieutenant on air armored Marco Polo directed to Homs (today Al Khums) in Tripoli.
October 23 was assigned to a reconnaissance mission. When he found that the commander of a battery of artillery landing was wounded, and is incapable of leading his men, Grazioli took command of the battery, reorganization, and entrusting it to others to come back on board COPN the information collected during the survey.
Five days later, when the artillery was attacked by 500 men, Grazioli was still in command. He fell and remained in command of his own initiative he had taken five days earlier.
The motivation for the Medal of Valor: The
October 23 at Homs, after completing a mission to boldly on the ground floor wrought by enemy fire, landed a second time to gather news, the task was entrusted to others to bring them to board and ran on its own initiative to replace the battery commander of the landing was wounded.
revived and infused new courage in men exhausted by their losses, the fatigue and fasting, arranged to collect the material seriously damaged, and despite the darkness of the night and not enemy fire stopped, through serious difficulties on the ground, brought back the battery to full in trenches.
On 28 October, also at Homs, his example of heroic determination, he commanded the battery of his landing ship boldly exposing himself to enemy fire to direct the fire until he fell mortally wounded.
Homs, 23 - 28 October 1911 Author
the sculptor of the monument was Alcibiades Mazzeo.
the middle a Winged Victory, wearing only a thin veil.
His left hand rests on a volume "Gens Italica" on the cover. Probably in the right hand holding a laurel wreath, now lost and of which only a few leaves and berries.
The gesture of the right hand of the Winged Victory seems to be crowned with the crown of the bust of Grazioli then lost to the left.
Bust in the form of high relief. In opposite to the envelope coat of arms of the family in its most rich: surrounded by Trapp and crowned by a helmet chivalry.
The central plaque, or rather the stone monolith surrounded by palm leaves. On either side of the monument two rows of leaves in bronze. The crown of the right with oak and laurel, surmounted by a star. The left with oak leaves, and another branch that is not identifiable.
Grandeur for one man, almost forgot. A young officer, a sottonenente just fallen into a nearly forgotten war: the Italo-Turkish war, or Libya. But it was dedicated to the fallen
a Gold Medal for Military Valour to memory, and came from two important noble families of Rome, one o'clock, and central Italy, the other: the Grazioli and the Della Rovere.
And the monument is located in Piazza Grazioli, outside of Palazzo Grazioli, the palace of his family, the magnificence of the "stone" is thus explained.
Riccardo Grazioli fell during the first actions of the Italo-Turkish War, but the monument was placed in April 1914, two and a half years later, the anniversary of the birth Grazioli, only three months before the outbreak of World War I, the plaque is a prelude to such an involuntary intervention in the First World War.
He was born in Rome April 21, 1887. He was appointed midshipman at the Naval Academy in Livorno in 1907. Before the outbreak of the War of Libya was assigned at the detachment of the Royal Navy in Beijing. At the outbreak of war was lieutenant on air armored Marco Polo directed to Homs (today Al Khums) in Tripoli.
October 23 was assigned to a reconnaissance mission. When he found that the commander of a battery of artillery landing was wounded, and is incapable of leading his men, Grazioli took command of the battery, reorganization, and entrusting it to others to come back on board COPN the information collected during the survey.
Five days later, when the artillery was attacked by 500 men, Grazioli was still in command. He fell and remained in command of his own initiative he had taken five days earlier.
The motivation for the Medal of Valor: The
October 23 at Homs, after completing a mission to boldly on the ground floor wrought by enemy fire, landed a second time to gather news, the task was entrusted to others to bring them to board and ran on its own initiative to replace the battery commander of the landing was wounded.
revived and infused new courage in men exhausted by their losses, the fatigue and fasting, arranged to collect the material seriously damaged, and despite the darkness of the night and not enemy fire stopped, through serious difficulties on the ground, brought back the battery to full in trenches.
On 28 October, also at Homs, his example of heroic determination, he commanded the battery of his landing ship boldly exposing himself to enemy fire to direct the fire until he fell mortally wounded.
Homs, 23 - 28 October 1911 Author
the sculptor of the monument was Alcibiades Mazzeo.
the middle a Winged Victory, wearing only a thin veil.
His left hand rests on a volume "Gens Italica" on the cover. Probably in the right hand holding a laurel wreath, now lost and of which only a few leaves and berries.
The gesture of the right hand of the Winged Victory seems to be crowned with the crown of the bust of Grazioli then lost to the left.
Bust in the form of high relief. In opposite to the envelope coat of arms of the family in its most rich: surrounded by Trapp and crowned by a helmet chivalry.
The central plaque, or rather the stone monolith surrounded by palm leaves. On either side of the monument two rows of leaves in bronze. The crown of the right with oak and laurel, surmounted by a star. The left with oak leaves, and another branch that is not identifiable.
Sub-Lieutenant
GRAZIOLI LANTE RICCARDO DE LA HOMES FOR THE FALLEN OAK
October 28, 1911
EMULATED AVIT GESTA
AMONG THE HEROES IT LIVES AGAIN THE NATIONAL FEDERATION HISTORY
Veterans PATRIE BATTLE IN MILITARY LEAVE
CONSECRATES April 21, 1914 ROME
GRAZIOLI LANTE RICCARDO DE LA HOMES FOR THE FALLEN OAK
October 28, 1911
EMULATED AVIT GESTA
AMONG THE HEROES IT LIVES AGAIN THE NATIONAL FEDERATION HISTORY
Veterans PATRIE BATTLE IN MILITARY LEAVE
CONSECRATES April 21, 1914 ROME
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