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Title Proper/Title Text
Esposizioni Torino Roma. 50.mo Anniversario proclamazione Regno d'Italia

Date of Publication/Creation Date
1911 ca.

Place of Publication/Creation Place
Turin

Dimensions Description
14x9 cm

Inscription Language
Italian (Language)

General Subject Terms

• Patriotism

Descriptive Note Text

This patriotic drawing celebrating the Anniversary of Italy's Unification via the Expositions of Turin and Rome depicts Italy, represented as a crowned female ruler wearing the regal ermine stole and enthroned in the very center top of the picture. Italia is holding hands with Giuseppe Garibaldi and Giuseppe Mazzini on one side, and Count Cavour and King Victor Emmanuel on the other. In the background, one can see the citiscapes of Rome and Turin, with the iconic Colosseum and Mole Antonelliana, respectively. Closer to the foreground, two capitals show the She Wolf and the sign SPQR, symbols of Rome, and the royal Eagle with Turin's Taurus, or Bull, representing Turin.  Under Italia is the Savoy coat of arms (a cross).

Current Repository/Geographic Location
Cristina Della Coletta Private Collection (San Diego, USA)

Current Repository Numbers
CDC-PC-PATR-0002