In via Panzani 43R, there’s a niche featuring the traditional Madonna and Child over the architrave of a store. However, despite the size of the religious community, we can make out a Michelangelo-esque “powerful” figure in this piece, which was created by Florentine sculptor Corrado Vigni. A multifaceted figure from a cultural perspective, he participates in the journal “Lacerba,” attends art shows where he debuted with his sculptures, and observes the Florentine Futurism through the collective of artists gathering at the Gonnelli bookstore in via dei Servi.
He cites Etruscan and Roman sculpture as well as the Renaissance as examples of his works. His sculptures have an emotive quality associated with what is known as primitivism in the art world; they have lines that are straightforward but yet have delicate and definite shapes. Corrado Vigni’s fascination with ancient art and non-European civilizations leads him to seek out the contemplative moment that ties the figures in a serene, timeless immobility. The Madonna and Child statue, which symmetrically occupies the narrow niche, is placed in the 1950s tabernacle in via Panzani. A little project that enhances the history of our city.
