Lierna Lighthouse (Castiglioni)

Lierna Lighthouse (which translates to “Il Faro di Lierna”) is an artist's multiple by the Italian artist Giannino Castiglioni., designed in Lierna on Lake Como and manufactured in March 1910 by Stabilimento Johnson.
Description.
The sculpture, made with the bas-relief technique, made particular in the effects of bronze, represents a woman who raises a child to the sky towards Lake Como to represent the defense of life and the protection that the ancient Borgo di Lierna on the shore al Lago has been giving back to its people for millennia. It is said that from this sculpture was born the idea of ​​creating a lighthouse with a fountain always present in Piazza di Lierna.
The woman stands on a rock, like Lierna which is a city that is said to have been born on a rock called "La Rocca". Castiglioni's signature can be seen just under the rock on the lake.
Art market.
At market Giannino Castiglioni, "Il faro di Lierna" (Lierna Lighthouse, 1875), sculpture, was sold for Euro 10,000, among international collectors.