Il Guardiano del Tempio

Strolling along the Artistic path, you will encounter “Il Guardiano del Tempio” (The Guardian of the Temple), an imposing four-meter-high granite totem.

Il Guardiano del Tempio

Placed at Alpe Foppa in 2006, this work is not just a magnificent sculpture, but a true tribute to Egidio Cattaneo, the visionary founder of Monte Tamaro.

This stone giant was shaped by Luca Marcionelli, a sculptor from Ticino born in 1953, who developed a deep affinity with the material working in the region’s quarries from a young age. Carved from Castione and Peccia stone, the statue represents the strong bond between the land and the story of those who transformed Monte Tamaro into today's tourist destination.

 

 

Figures of the sculpture

Sculpture's name:

Il Guardiano del Tempio
Year:

1998/99
Artist:

Luca Marcionelli
Material: Granite of Castione and Peccia
Dimensions:

84 x 60 x 360 cm

Biography of the artist

Luca Marcionelli is originally from Bironico, was born in Bellinzona, where he resides, in 1953. After the obligatory schools he works in a quarry in Cresciano and he then decides to enroll the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan where he receives the certificate in sculpture in 1977. In 1976 he takes over the laboratory of the sculptor Pierino Sulmoni in Arbedo.