La Spigolatrice Explained
| La Spigolatrice |
| Artist: | Emanuele Stifano |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Medium: | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject: | A young woman |
| City: | Sapri, Italy |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
La Spigolatrice ("The Gleaner") is a bronze statue by Emanuele Stifano, installed in 2021 in Sapri, Italy. It depicts a woman from Luigi Mercantini's poem The Gleaner of Sapri, and has attracted some criticism because of the "very well-defined" treatment of the buttocks (under a dress). The artist is unrepentant.[1] [2] [3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Cascone. Sarah. 2021-09-28. Italian Women Are Decrying a New Public Monument Depicting a Female Figure With an Extremely Well-Defined Rear End. 2021-09-30. Artnet News. en-US. 2021-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20210929235745/https://news.artnet.com/art-world/racy-italian-monument-begets-controversy-2014442. live.
- Web site: 'An offense to women': Scantily-clad statue sparks sexism debate in Italy. live. 2021-09-30. CNN. 28 September 2021. en. 2021-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20210929130543/https://www.cnn.com/style/article/italy-sapri-statue-sexism-row-scli-intl/index.html.
- Web site: 2021-09-29 . Emanuele Stifano's statue La Spigolatrice, Sapri: 'Sexist' new statue divides Italy . 2023-09-27 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
