This is a vertical stone stele with a bas-relief depicting the winged Victory with a palm bough. There is an epigraph at the sides, with the names of the dead appearing above in a series of small boxes. The entire composition is encircled by a large frame. The stele, by the famous sculptor Francesco Petroni, was unveiled on 24th May 1922. A bronze plaque with a votive lamp was later added in 1935-36, in memory of the students who died.
Details:
Francesco Petroni
24th May 1922
Epigrafe sinistra:
In queste aule
appresero
la virtù del sacrificio
e l'amore della patria
24 maggio 1915.
In queste aule
appresero
la virtù del sacrificio
e l'amore della patria
24 maggio 1915.
Epigrafe destra:
Sul campo della gloria
fecero olocausto
della giovane vita
alla grandezza d'Italia
4 novembre 1918.
Translation:
Left epigraph:
In these rooms they learned the virtue of sacrifice and the love of their homeland 24 May 1915
Left epigraph:
In these rooms they learned the virtue of sacrifice and the love of their homeland 24 May 1915
Right epigraph:
In the glorious field they sacrificed their young life to Italy's greatness 4 November 1918