Statues in Rome

Among the busts of heroes of the Roman Republic of 1849, there is also a statue of a boy and his dog.

The Italian revolutionary's legendary wife is portrayed on horseback waving a gun and holding her child in this memorial on the Janiculum.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

A massive marble foot is tucked away in a small alley near the Pantheon.

This statue is the only female representation of Rome's "talking statues."

A statue representing a lost Roman profession that was vandalized for centuries.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

This Italian stadium makes liberal use of fascist statuary to evoke classical sporting arenas.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.