Italia turrita
Italia turrita or abbreviated Italia is the national allegory or national personification of Italy , which is characterized by a wall crown (or "with towers", Italian turrita ) and comes from the Italian, bourgeois communal heraldry .
The Italia turrita is a woman with typical Mediterranean attributes, such as a colored and lively complexion, dark hair and an elegant appearance. In the depictions she often holds a bundle of wheat ears, a symbol of fertility and a reference to agriculture, and held a fascis in her hand during the fascist era .
Special features of the presentation
A shiny star is usually shown above the head . This is an ancient symbol of Italy, supposedly for the protection of the nation, and known as the Stella d'Italia or Star of Italy . It was used in the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy from 1870 to 1890. Furthermore, it is the dominant element of today's coat of arms of Italy , which was introduced with the establishment of the Italian Republic in 1948.
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Italia turrita e stellata , with wall crown and star, Cesare Ripa , 1603
Italia and Germania by Friedrich Overbeck (1828)
Mural from the old Städel Art Institute by Philipp Veit (1830s)
Italia turrita e stellata on the cenotaph Dante Alighieris in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence
Francesco Liberti, L'Italia turrita e stellata (Eng. Italia with wall crown and star), 1861, Palazzo Reale in Naples
Italia turrita on the Italian 1000 lire banknote issued between 1946 and 1950
