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    Italia turrita (pronounced [iˈtaːlja turˈriːta]; lit. 'Turreted Italy') is the national personification or allegory of Italy, in the appearance of a young...
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    although not defined by law, are part of the Italian identity: the Italia turrita, that is the national personification of Italy in the appearance of...
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    Mural crown (redirect from Corona turrita)
    crowns, for medieval and modern Italian comuni. A mural-crowned lady, Italia Turrita, personifies Italy. In Italy, comuni and some provinces and military...
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    In the early 16th century it began to be frequently associated with Italia turrita, the national personification of the Italian peninsula. The Stella d'Italia...
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    of liberty itself, comparable to the British Britannia, the Italian Italia Turrita and the French Marianne, often seen in political cartoons of the 19th...
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    columns surmounted by Corinthian capitals, embellished by the face of the Italia turrita (at centre) and acanthus leaves. The cornice above the colonnade is...
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    "Making of a Romantic Icon: The Religious Context of Friedrich Overbeck's 'Italia und Germania.'" American Philosophical Society, 2007. ISBN 0-87169-975-3...
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    of the votes. The supporters of the republic chose the effigy of the Italia turrita, the national personification of Italy, as their unitary symbol to be...
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    World War II. The supporters of the republic chose the symbol of the Italia turrita, the national personification of Italy, to be used in the electoral...
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    marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh. The mourning Italia turrita on the tomb to Vittorio Alfieri is one of the main works of Risorgimento...
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