In 1923, the newspaper L'Italia announced a competition for a monument dedicated to the patron of Italy, Francesco d'Assisi, with a theme of water. Giannino Castiglioni won the competition with a design for a fountain made of simple blocks of granite, even though marble had been originally planned for the basin.
Designed and sculpted by Castiglioni in Lierna, the fountain is located on one side of Piazza San Angelo. For the face of the saint, Castiglioni used his son Pier Giacomo Castiglioni as a model.
The city of Milan inaugurated the fountain on 18 1927. It remains one of the most notable fountains in the city and a famous work by the artist.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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