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"The Fourth Estate" (1901) by Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo is a famous oil on canvas depicting a march of laborers, set in Piazza Malaspina in Volpedo (Alessandria). A symbol of workers' struggle, the work combines Pointillist technique and social themes. It is now housed at the Museo del Novecento in Milan.

Romanesque church dating from 965 with very beautiful and noteworthy frescoes from the 15th century.

The parish church of Volpedo is mentioned for the first time in a document from 965 preserved in the Capitular Archives of Tortona.

Each of these crosses, which travelers often encounter in the fields or, as here, on mountain peaks, is a reminder of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. “Here on earth, His memory exists, but in the Kingdom of Heaven is His presence: this presence is the joy of those who have already attained salvation. Remembrance is our comfort, we who are still wanderers, traveling toward our homeland.” (Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, c. 1090–1153)

The square of San Sebastiano Curone is beautiful.

Excellent construction kept in very good condition.

"Piazza di Volpedo," a work by Giuseppe Pellizza from 1888, depicts the town square, which—aside from the indecent parking lot—has remained very similar. It is the place where Pellizza, between 1891 and 1901, depicted the workers' advance. The work was the result of a long creative process inspired by a workers' protest, for which he had farmers and artisans chosen from among his fellow Volpedo residents pose. https://www.pellizza.it/la-piazza-di-volpedo/

This small bridge, where it is also possible to pass with a vehicle, allows you to cross the Curone at this point.