Roma

Naples, Monument to the general Enrico Cosenz, Princess Pignatelli Square

DATA SHEET

AUTHOR:
Giuseppe Renda

DATING:
1910

LOCATION:
Naples, Princess Pignatelli Square

CUSTOMER:
ANSALDO STS

HIGH SURVEILLANCE:
Superintendence for the Environmental, Architectural, Artistic, Historical Landscape and Demo-anthropological Heritages Naples – Dr. Anna Pisani

INTEVENTION PERIOD:
September – November 2007

THE PROBLEM

The monument to the General Enrico Cosenz was located in a small green area of the  Princess Pignatelli Square, constantly surrounded by parked cars. Near the monument there were also a base of molten plates, pedestal of a fountain no longer in situ, and a bath tub of white marble, part of a fountain which is also no longer functioning. In order to allow the work of the Metro Line 6 with the realization of the San Pasquale station, it was necessary to remove these artifacts putting them in a warehouse.

THE METHOD

Before the dismantiling of the bronze statue of General Enrico Cosenz, it was analyzed to identify its conservation status with the aim to properly evaluate the protections necessary for the movements and anchors  blocking it to the base. It has been implemented a relief with the geo-referencing of all the elements.

The dismantling work and the demolition of masonry nucleus were made with the subcontractted collaboration of the enterprise Despe, crates and transport have been commissioned to the company De Marinis, for preparatory treatments on the monument to Enrico Cosenz we availed ourselves of  the advice offered by the restorer Emiliano African with the constant assistance of the restorers of ROMA Consorzio, in particular for the documentation, the numbering of all the elements, the transcription on drawing of relief.