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- ↑ Bennett, Martin Wilmot; Kavanagh, Fergal; Squillante, Fiorella (18 October 2011). Fodor's the Amalfi Coast, Capri & Naples. Random House Digital, Inc. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-0-679-00933-7 . Retrieved 8 July 2012.
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Coordinates: 40°33′31.21″N14°15′45.42″E / 40.5586694°N 14.2626167°E
Autore della statua è lo scultore trevigiano Alfiero Nena