THE LITTLE MERMAID OF TRIESTE
220 centimeters high, a slender and shapely physique, naked covered only by a veiled drapery against the wind is the sculpture the “Mula de Trieste” created by the Trieste artist Nino Spagnoli in 2005, placed on the rocks near the shipyard of the Cedas harbor
The work depicts a girl who is undressing to immerse herself in the water. It is said that the name given to the statue is Giulia, the girl who inspired the artist who had seen running in viale XX Settembre … 19 years old, long legs and well-rounded shoulders … Mula in the sense of hybrid, cross of more ethnic groups, testimony of the existence of several cultures in the city of Trieste.The statue is a tribute to the beauty and temperament of Trieste women.
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