War Memorial of Brugherio

He commissioned scapigliati sculptor Ernesto Bazzaro (well-known war memorial artist in Lombardy)[2] to erect one in Brugherio.

[3] The chronological gap between the construction work and the official opening is evident from the archival material stored in the Public Library of Brugherio, showing the diplomatic efforts made by the deans of Brugherio's schools aimed at reconciling the two highest authorities of the city, mainly the mayor and the parish priest.

[4] The complex, sculpted in bronze and stone,[1] in the Scapigliatura style,[1] adopted by Bazzaro in his early years after meeting Tranquillo Cremona.

[2] Scapigliatura proposed to abandon the academic technicality of late-romantic style, conveying reality with a "restless sentimentality".

[5] The War Memorial of Brugherio is characterized by "dramatic tension"[1][6] derived from the dichotomy between the complex gesture of its two soldiers at the foot of a rock on which stands Victory, leaning against an eagle.