In the “Quattro Giornate” station of the Naples underground, Marisa Albanese’s Combattenti (Fighters) can be seen hanging. We have seen them before in various places,ì such as at the “Fori Imperiali” during the Post-classici exhibition. Ours seems to be holding something invisible in her hands, and has traces of the blue and white Fabbri Amarena jar decoration “tattooed” on her arms and legs. These white women created by the artist, with their helmets protecting them at the same time as sending them away into some kind of future, are distant, solemn, wistful figures. We can imagine them being victorious because of their power and energy, but Albanese depicts them when the battle is finished. Just like Donatello’s David, who was not portrayed while he was fighting but rather straight afterwards. And we can see a bit of sadness here, because there are many different ways to react to a triumph.