Ippazio Antonio Bortone National Parliament; bust of Gino Capponi for a hall of the city Hall of Florence; and a bust of the illustrator of Dante's works, Giambattista Giuliani. Ippazio Antonio Bortone Ippazio Antonio Bortone (Ruffano, 1847- Lecce, 1938) was an Italian sculptor, active for many years in Florence. He was born in Ruffano, near the city of Lecce in the Province of Lecce in the region of Apulia in Southern Italy. He completed his study at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, and became honorary professor of that Academy, as well as the Academies of Florence and Lecce. He was also
A Cloud in Trousers Part I the protagonist is waiting for his love, Maria, in a hotel. She finally appears and informs him of her engagement. He remains visibly unperturbed, but internally suffers an explosion of destructive emotions and furious metaphors: Now I’ll go and play. The fiery curve of my brow flawless. A house that was destroyed by flame Is sometimes occupied by the homeless. Parts II and III contain brutal attacks on the contemporary poetry, praises of the Man who "holds the conveyors of the world in the palm of his hand," and prophesizes the revolution and the emergence of the new,