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THREAD: As part of the ongoing discussion of statues being removed, toppled, and thrown into harbors, there’s one in Livorno, Italy, that is getting renewed attention: the monument to Ferdinando I de’ Medici, more popularly known as the QUATTRO MORI (“Four Moors”). 
You may have even seen #iquattromorinonsitoccano (“Don’t touch the Four Moors!”). This poster was distributed by Manfredi Potenti, Livorno’s rep in the Camera dei Deputati. He’s from the right-wing Lega Nord, but the sentiment to leave the statue alone was widespread.
I’ve done a lot of work on the background to this monument, which I published in The Art Bulletin in 2015. This is a digest version if you want to know what’s going on in this monument, which was the site of a political rally yesterday (Saturday), although no damage was done.
