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''Christopher Columbus'' is a public artwork by Italian artist Enrico Vittori and located on the grounds of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The sculpted bronze bust of Christopher Columbus sits atop a pedestal that has relief carvings on its front, left and right sides. The sculpture is installed in the southwest corner of the Indiana Statehouse lawn and was presented in 1920 as a gift from Italian immigrant communities in Indiana. ==Description== The bust of explorer Christopher Columbus is cast in bronze. He wears a period costume, and his hair falls at approximately chin length. His facial expression is unsmiling, his chin is raised slightly and his eyes gaze off to his left. On the sculpture's proper left, below his left shoulder, the artist's name is inscribed as E. VITTORI.〔 The bust of Columbus measures approximately by by ; it stands on a granite pedestal measuring approximately by by and a base that measures by by .〔 Below the bust is a granite pedestal with a plaque and relief carvings underneath.〔 The carving on the front of the pedestal depicts a figure grouping with a man draped in fabric and wearing a crown of laurels standing in the center. His left arm is raised in the air and right hand rests in front of his waist. To the left and right of this man, three figures of Native Americans are featured, two of whom are kneeling before him; one on either side. The kneeling figure on Columbus's left is a man, while the two figures on his right are women, one of whom is standing just behind his right shoulder. The relief on the pedestal's proper right side depicts a seated woman with her right hand resting on her chest and left hand on a large anchor; her head is turned to her right. The relief on the pedestal's proper left side is a profile view of a seated woman resting her right elbow on a globe. Below the relief sculptures, the pedestal slopes outward to meet a two-stepped granite base.〔 The plaque on the pedestal's front states: :CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS :BORN IN GENOA, ITALY 1451. DISCOVERED :AMERICA OCTOBER 12, 1492. THIS LAND :OF OPPORTUNITY AND FREEDOM WAS :THUS PRESERVED FOR HUMANITY BY THE :PERENNIAL GENIUS ABIDING IN THE :ITALIAN RACE. :REFURBISHED BY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 1956.〔 Metal lettering on the pedestal's back reads: :ERECTED A.D. 1920 :BY THE ITALIANS :OF INDIANAPOLIS KOKOMO :LOGANSPORT RICHMOND :ETC.〔 A plaque on the pedestal's back reads: :THE COLUMBUS QUINCENTENARY JUBILEE :COMMISSION OF INDIANA INC., IN BEHALF :OF INDIANA'S ITALIAN-AMERICAN :COMMUNITY DEDICATES THIS PLAQUE TO :THE CELEBRATION OF THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE :COLUMBUS DISCOVERY OF AMERICA :MAY THE GENIUS ABIDING IN THE ITALIAN RACE ENCOURAGE TOLERANCE :AND ACCEPTANCE OF ALL CULTURES AS :AMERICA'S ULTIMATE CONTRIBUTION TO HUMANITY.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christopher Columbus (Vittori)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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