La Spigolatrice

La Spigolatrice
La Spigolatrice
Artist	Emanuele Stifano
Year	2021
Medium	Bronze sculpture
Subject	A young woman
Location	Sapri, Italy
	40.0731640661942°N 15.628831260519195°E

La Spigolatrice ("The Gleaner)") is a bronze statue by Emanuele Stifano, installed in 2021 in Sapri, Italy. It depicts a woman from Luigi Mercantini's poem The Gleaner of Sapri, and has attracted some criticism because of the "very well-defined" treatment of the buttocks (under a dress). The artist is unrepentant.[1][2][3]

References

Cascone, Sarah (2021-09-28). "Italian Women Are Decrying a New Public Monument Depicting a Female Figure With an Extremely Well-Defined Rear End". Artnet News. Archived from the original on 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
"'An offense to women': Scantily-clad statue sparks sexism debate in Italy". CNN. Archived from the original on 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
"Emanuele Stifano's statue La Spigolatrice, Sapri: 'Sexist' new statue divides Italy". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-27.

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[1] Cascone, Sarah (2021-09-28). "Italian Women Are Decrying a New Public Monument Depicting a Female Figure With an Extremely Well-Defined Rear End". Artnet News. Archived from the original on 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-09-30.

[2] "'An offense to women': Scantily-clad statue sparks sexism debate in Italy". CNN. Archived from the original on 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-09-30.

[3] "Emanuele Stifano's statue La Spigolatrice, Sapri: 'Sexist' new statue divides Italy". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2023-09-27.