The face of Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) on the 1994 bronze seated statue in Piazza della Citadella, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy, by sculptor and painter Vito Tongiani, depicting the composer of romantic and dramatic operas such as Madam Butterfly, La bohème, Tosca, Turandot and Manon Lescaut. The piazza is overlooked by Casa di Puccini, the composer’s family home and birthplace. The house, entered from Corte San Lorenzo, is now the Puccini Museum, dedicated to his life and works.

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Lucca, Tuscany, Italy: the face of Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) on the 1994 bronze seated statue in Piazza della Citadella by sculptor and painter Vito Tongiani depicting the composer of romantic and dramatic operas such as Madam Butterfly, La bohème, Tosca, Turandot and Manon Lescaut. The piazza is overlooked by Casa di Puccini, the composer’s family home and birthplace. The house, entered from Corte San Lorenzo, is now the Puccini Museum, dedicated to his life and works.

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Size: 2592px × 3872px
Location: Piazza della Citadella, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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