Granite panel of Erbo Stenzel

The above picture depicts part of the granite panel representing the economic cycles of Paraná by Erbo Stenzel, which along with the tiles panel of Poty, the obelisk recalling the Emancipation of Paraná, the Naked Woman statue by Humberto Cozzo and especially the Naked Man statue (the name by which the square is best known), also by Erbo Stenzel, comprise the open air cultural heritage of the "19 de Dezembro" square, which was once a large market that supplied Curitiba.

Praça 19 de Dezembro

The 19 de Dezembro Square in Curitiba was one among other public works inaugurated in 1953 to commemorate the centenary of Parana State political emancipation, which occurred on December 19, 1853.

The large granite statue of a naked man was designed by Erbo Stenzel and Umberto Cozzo. The stone wall contains at one side a granite panel in high relief of Erbo Stenzel and at the other side a panel of blue and white tiles designed by Poty Lazzarotto.