Michele La Spina

Michele La Spina (Acireale, 1849 - Rome, 1943) was an Italian sculptor.

He was born at Arcireale, Sicily, but worked mostly in Rome.

Among his works are a Faun making a flute (exhibited in Rome in 1883); a portrait of Lionardo Vigo, cast in bronze by the Nelly Foundry; and a statue of a Dog.

He completed a colossal Bust of Garibaldi in Stucco, exhibited at the Pinacoteca Zelantea[1] and a Monument to the Fallen (Monumento dei Caduti) 1929 in piazza Garibaldi of Acireale.

[2][3] The statue of Caduti was controversial due to the nudity of the standing figure.