Monday, January 27, 2020

Fountain of Domenica Calubina

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[[File:Castiglione delle Stiviere piazza Dallò.jpg|thumb|Fountain of Domenica Calubina]]
The '''Fountain of Domenica Calubina''' is a small hexagonal fountain in the piazza Dallò in the center of the town of [[Castiglione delle Stiviere]], province of Mantua, region of [[Lombardy]], Italy.<ref>[https://ift.tt/36tb4fj Guida di Mantova offerta al cittadino e al forestiero], Editor Luigi Segna, Mantua, 1866, page 118.</ref> In the center, atop a pillar is a worn marble statue of a woman, likely pregnant and holding a hand to her abdomen, dressed in late-15th century garb with a [[ruff (clothing)|ruff]] around the neck. Tradition as stated by the latin inscription on the base is that it represents Domenica Calubina, ''who loved better to die than dishonor herself''.<ref>''che amò meglio morire che disonorarsi'' as translated by Spallicci.</ref>

Few details of the story can be found; the base of the statue appears to be stamped with the date 1733 and the sculptor is unclear. The story is described as that of the Lombard [[Lucretia]]; it has echoes in the [[Marian veneration]] in Italy. A paraphrase of Spallicci's short paragraph on the 15th-century story is:<ref>[https://ift.tt/2sZns94 Cenni biografici di alcune donne illustri italiane operetta], 3rd edition by Giuseppe Spallicci, Palermo (1873); page 16.</ref><blockquote>that this handsome woman, born in Castiglione, was the delight of all those who knew her. She was unfortunate in choosing her lover; for one evening finding her alone, sought to insult her in honor. She not only denied his claims, but bitterly reproached the lover, who blinded by anger, killed her.</blockquote>

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[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Italy]]
[[Category:Outdoor sculptures in Italy]]
[[Category:Mythological rape victims]]


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