Alfredo Bai
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Alfredo Bai is an Italian
Italy
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 sculptor.

Bai worked in the Arsenale di Torino, before he served as soldier in the guerrilla operation in the Valli di Lanzo during World War II
World War II
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. In the 1950s he discovered his vocation for sculpture, and realized different works in the whole Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...

ese region.

"Cristo delle Vette"

His most significant work is certainly "Cristo delle Vette", a monumental statue in bronze of Jesus Christ, which was carried and placed by the 37th Alpini
Alpini
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 Company, commanded by Costanzo Picco
Costanzo Picco
- Biography :Picco served in the Italian 4th army in the rank of a Tenente during World War II. Amongst other missions, they fought in cooperation with the Giustizia e Libertà in the Valle Maira. After the war he led the national team in the demonstration event, military patrol , in the 1948 Winter...

, on the top of the Balmenhorn in the Pennine Alps
Pennine Alps
The Pennine Alps are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland and Italy...

on September 4, 1955. Before the enterprise of transport, the 360 centimeters sculpture was subdivided into eleven parts, the head for itself had 54 kg.
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