2006|07 Vittoriano : Lapo Simeoni

oil on canvas, 100 x 100 x 2 cm. A. Abbate collection

oil and ink on canvas, 150 x 150 x 4 cm. Private Collection

oil and tiphographic ink on canvas, 70 x 70 x 4 cm. Courtesy Montecchi Gallery, grosseto.

oil on canvas, 60 x 60 x4 cm. Private collection

oil and enamel on canvas, 70 x 70 x 4 cm. Euro 1400

oil and enamel on canvas, 60 x 60 x 4. Courtesy Montecchi Gallery, (Euro 1200).

oil and ink on canvas, 70 x 70 x 4 cm. not available

oil and tempera on canvas, 70 x 70 x 4 cm. Private collection

oil on canvas, 100 x 100 cm. Private collection

oil on canvas, 100 x 100 x 2 cm. Not available

typhographic ink and oil on canvas, 30 x 30 x 4 cm. Courtesy of the Artist

oil and resine on canvas, 30 x 30 cm. Private collection.

| oil and tempera on cardboard, 190 x 210 cm. Private collection

oil on canvas, 30 x 30 x 4 cm. Private collection

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National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II or Altare della Patria
(Altar of the Fatherland) or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy. It is located in Rome, Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill. The monument was designed by Giuseppe Sacconi in 1895; sculpture for it was parceled out to established sculptors all over Italy. It was inaugurated in 1911 and completed in 1935.The structure is 135 m (443 ft) wide and 70 m (230 ft) high. If the quadrigae and winged victories are included, the height is to 81 m (266 ft).