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The Monument to the Weaver, nicknamed the Homo (“Man” in Venetian language), it’s a sculpture of Schio, (Vicenza), work of Giulio Monteverde in 1879. Commissioned by Alessandro Rossi and dedicated “to his weavers”, it’s one of the main landmarks of the city; The statue result  be the first monument in Italy dedicated to some workers.

Description
The statue, in white stone, depicts a worker that hold in his hand a shuttle, essential part of the mechanical loom; his look is  towards the shuttle that wields. At his feet are placed some fabrics, the outcome of his work.

The basement of the statue, in granite, is work of Antonio Caregaro Negrin instead; in addition to the inscription to the monument and to the  name of the customer, inside eight tiles are engraved a series of mottos certainly sum up the corporate philosophy of Alessandro Rossi. They are:


 * We claim renewing the art of the fathers
 * Equal before the frame as before God
 * The future belongs to working peoples
 * Capital work of yesterday, work of tomorrow's capital
 * Ready for the family shuttle, to the carbine for Italy and the King
 * The work frees us and elevates us
 * Conquests of work, achievements of gold
 * From the frame, savings, from saving the property

History
The story of this monument is very troubled: inaugurate the 21 September 1879, originally l’Homo was situated in the middle of a crossroads between the entrance of Lanerossi and the new working-class neighborhood, between the Rossi street and Maraschin street. In the second half of the thirties, for the needs connected to the urban expansion, it was transfered around some small public garden of the working-class neighborhood places along Maraschin street. In 1945 was definitely placed around the main square of Schio, in front of the cathedral.

In May 2003 the statue was accidentally demolished by a crane which was carrying out maintenance works of the square. In 2004 the monument, recomposed and restorated, it have been returned to citizenship.

Bibliografia

 * Gian Paolo Resentera, Come un sol "Òmo". La movimentata vicenda del monumento al tessitore. 1879 - 2004, Quaderni di Schio nr.17, Ed. Menin, Schio, 2004

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Collegamenti esterni

 * Statua del Tessitore, filmato conoscitivo a cura del comune di Schio e Rotary Club