# La Tragedia

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La Tragedia stands in Palermo as a statue by Benedetto Civiletti, an artist whose work remains closely connected with the city. Civiletti created it during his mature period, drawing on the historical and literary subjects that shaped his sculpture. Its presence places you within Palermo’s long artistic tradition, where public spaces and institutions preserve the work of local artists.

Born in Palermo in 1845, Civiletti began studying art around 1858 with Salvatore Cozzi and Andrea D’Antoni. A sculpture of Mercury helped him secure support for further study in Florence with Giovanni Dupré. He later returned to Palermo, where neoclassicism, verismo, and close observation of nature informed his work. The original plaster version of this statue is considered irrecoverable, while related sculptures survive in the Galleria d’Arte Moderna Empedocle Restivo. His broader body of work includes Dogali, a composition with fifteen life-sized figures, and monuments, busts, and public statues across Palermo. One detail endures: this mature work connects a missing plaster original with the city where Civiletti worked for most of his life.

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## Photos

- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_LaTragedia_68c17c72e7953b1337019d4b_0.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Tragedia_-_Teatro_Massimo_-_Palermo_-_Italy_2015.JPG)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_LaTragedia_68c17c72e7953b1337019d4b_1.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soffitto_della_Sala_Grande_del_Teatro_Massimo_Emanuele.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_LaTragedia_68c17c72e7953b1337019d4b_2.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Teatro_Massimo_Ingresso_Sala.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_LaTragedia_68c17c72e7953b1337019d4b_3.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Particolare_del_colonnato_Teatro_Massimo.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_LaTragedia_68c17c72e7953b1337019d4b_4.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Lirica_-_Teatro_Massimo_-_Palermo_-_Italy_2015.JPG)

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