Bronze Sculpture By Davide Calandra, "piedmont Royal," Signed, 1892

Bronze sculpture by Davide Calandra, "Piedmont Royal," signed, 1892
                                                           
Splendid sculpture by Davide Calandra (1856-1915) PIEMONTE REALE cast in bronze on marble base h 55 cm signed on base.
The work turns out to be one of the most important by the sculptor cited in numerous books and magazines.

Members of the Regiment at the end of the 17th century sometimes had partial or full upper armor and were armed with a straight-bladed sword or saber, and who have since been called "cavalieri" since, although recruited in part from the aforementioned Genti d'Arme like the similar "dragons," unlike the latter they were soldiers fit to move and fight exclusively on horseback.
By Italian tradition, therefore, those belonging to the "Piedmont (Royal)" and "Savoy" Regiments are called "cavalrymen" (and in the past also "cuirassiers").
BIBLIOGRAPHY: SCULPTURE ART - RICCI Corrado : DAVIDE CALANDRA Sculptor - 1916 Alfieri Lacroix, TABLE 7, 1892

Measurements: H 55 x W 41.5 x D 18 cm.