The author takes up and explores some themes that emerged during the recent catalog of plaster sculptures of
Villa Contarini - Camerini in Piazzola sul Brenta (Padova), conducted by the writer on behalf of the Veneto
Region. Among these stand out for quality and historical and artistic interest, some sculptures by Leonardo
Bistolfi expressed in bronze or gypsum, in the form of busts, figures and models for the true commemorative
monuments, as well as a plaque depicting the Love and Friendship, plaster cast of a bronze which is
also a time in the villa, whose paternity had been forgotten. This critical study, while focused on the Piedmontese
sculptor, also highlights the figure of Paolo Camerini, that those works commissioned or acquired directly
from the artist.
