Daniele Manin
Daniele Manin stands in Campo Manin, Venice, as a bronze monument raised in 1875. Luigi Borro shows the Venetian leader with a sash across his chest and one hand inside his jacket. The figure recalls Manin’s leadership during the Second Republic of San Marco, formed during the uprising against Austrian rule in 1848 and 1849.
A winged lion spreads its wings at the base, linking the monument to Saint Mark and Venice. The square occupies the former site of San Paternian, an ancient church with a five-sided bell tower. A plaque marks the demolished church, while another across the canal identifies Manin’s former home. After the monument appeared, Campo San Paternian took its present name.
Manin went into exile in Paris after Austrian forces restored control, and he taught Italian there. Two of his pupils were Charles Dickens’s daughters, an unexpected detail in this Venetian story. The monument’s only inscription is the single word “Manin,” placed above the winged lion.
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