ELD4854812: Proclamation of the Ambrosian Republic (Repubblica Ambrosiana), a Republican government created in Milan in 1447 by a group of nobles and jurists of the University of Pavia, Gibelins and Viscontians, following the emptiness left by the death of the Duke of Milan, Philippe Marie Visconti - (The Golden Ambrosian Republic (Aurea Repubblica Ambrosiana, 144brosiana) 7-1450) was a short-lived government founded in Milan by members of the University of Pavia with popular support) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “Storia d'Italia” by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4854818: The Doge of Venice Francesco Foscari (1373-1457) facing his son Jacopo accuses of corruption is sentenced to exile in 1445 (Doge of Venice Francesco Foscari and his son Jacopo tried by the Council of Ten on charges of bribery and corruption and exiled from the city, 1445) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) taken from “” d'Italia”” (History-D Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4854161: Roman Antiquite: Emperor Septimius Severus (145-211) returns to Rome with his wife Julia Domna (170-217) in 193 AD” (Roman emperor Septimius Severus and his wife Julia Domna entering Rome, 193 AD) Illustration of Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “” Storia d'Italia”” by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4854193: Roman Antiquite: The Imperator of Palmyra Septimia Bathzabbai Zenobie captured by Roman Emperor Aurelien, 272”” (The queen of the Palmyrene empire Zenobia prisoner of the Roman emperor Aurelian, 272 AD) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) taken from “” Storia d'Italia” (History) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4854005: Roman antiquite: “” The Roman general Germanicus swearing fidelite at the time of the death of his adoptive father the Emperor Augustus against the legions in the midst of mutiny in Germania, 14 AD” (Roman soldier Germanicus, son of Augustus, Germanicus put down the rebellion after the death of the emperor, 14 AD) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “” Storia d'Italia”” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4866925: First World War: “” Portrait of Admiral Tommaso di Savoia-Genova, Duke of Genes (1854-1931) and Lieutenant General of the Regne”” (WWI: Portrait of Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa (Thomas Albert Victor of Savoy) Luogotenente of the kingdom) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) taken from “Storia d'Italia”” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4853248: Roman Antiquite: The Marriage of the Queen of Numidia Sophosnibe (235-203 BC) and Massinissa after the Capture of Cirta and the Defeat of Syphax in 203 BC” (Wedding of queen Sophonisba and Masinissa (Massinissa or Massena) after the defeat of Syphax, 203 BC) Illustration of Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) tiree about “” Storia d'Italia”” (History of Italy ) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4852915: Roman antiquite: Appius Claudius Caecus the blind (4th century BC) great orator and Latin writer dissuades the Romans from accepting in 280 BC the peace proposals of Pirrhus (Pyrrhus) I”” (Appius Claudius Caecus the blind roman politician gave a famous speech against Cineas, an envoy of Pyrrhus of Epirus declaring Rome would never surrender, 280 BC) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “” Storia d'Italia”” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4852821: Roman antiquite: representation of Consul Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus defeating a Gallic in 361 BC - (Titus Manlius Torquatus fighting a gallic warrior who challenged the roman army and kills him, 361 BC) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “Storia d'Italia” by Paolo Giulia Udici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4861474: The sinking of one of the ships of the brothers Ugolino and Vadino Vivaldi (13th century) probably between the Canary Islands and the Senegalese coasts (Sinking of the boat of Vandino and Ugolino Vivaldi near Canary Islands, 13th century) Illustration of Tancredi Scarpelli in “Histoire des navigateurs” by Giudici, 1936 Private collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4861633: The Battle of Cannanor took place in march 1506 off the harbour of Cannanore in India, between the Indian fleet of the Samorin of Calicut and a Portuguese fleet under Lourenco de Almeida, son of the Viceroy Almeida) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli in “” Histoire des navigateurs”” by Giudici, 1936 Collection privee, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4860270: The last meeting of Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian patriot and King Victor Emmanuel (Victor-Emmanuel or Vittorio Emanuele) II in Rome, Italy around 1875 The last meeting between Giuseppe Garibaldi and king Victor Emmanuel) ca 1875”” Illustration of Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) taken from “” Storia d'Italia”” (HiStoria d'Italia Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4856255: Portrait of the painter Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio 1483 - 1520) painting the Fornarina (Italian painter Raphael and the young lady called the Fornarina) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “Storia d'Italia”” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4856327: The French troops of the marechal La Feuillade abandoning Messina during the revolt of the city against the Spanish occupation, 1674-1678 (Anti-Spanish revolt of Messina, Sicily, 1674 - 1678: french army of king Louis XIV leave the island and abandons the population) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) taken from “” Storia d'Italia” (Histoiana -D Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4856762: Representation of Fra Diavolo (nickname Michele Pezza) (1760-1806), Brigand and Chief Neapolitan insurgent against the Armee of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1799 (Portrait of Fra Diavolo (Michele Pezza) amous Neapolitan guerrilla leader who resisted the French occupation of Naples, 1799) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (186di Scarpelli 6-1937) from “” Storia d'Italia”” (History-D Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4856156: Portrait of Cosimo (Come) I of Tuscany (Cosimo de Medici) (1519-1574), circulating through the streets of Florence, surrounded members of his militia composed of Spanish and German soldiers (Portrait of Cosimo I de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, protected by his bodyguards) Illustration of Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “” d'Italia”” (History of Italy ) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4850336: The king of Sicily Manfred I leaving his wife Helene (Elena) and his children to go to fight against his rival Charles I of Anjou in 1266 (Manfred, King of Sicily leaves his wife Helena Angelina Doukaina and his family to go to fight against his rival Charles I of Sicily) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) taken from “” Storia d'Italia” (History-D' Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4850458: The Gallic leader Vercingetorix (80-46 BC) going to Jules Cesar (100-44 BC) to Alesia in 52 BC - Vercingetorix (72-46 BC) gallic leader, surrendering to Caesar in Alesia (France), 52 BC Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “” Storia d'Italia”” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4849206: God wants it: at the Council of Clermont (today Clermont Ferrand (Clermont-Ferrand), in Auvergne), Peter the Hermit (1050-1115) preached the first crusade before Pope Urban II, 1095 (Peter the Hermit, preacher for the First Crusades, 1095) Illustration of Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) taken from “Storia d'Italia” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4849274: Representation of the Carroccio, a large cart bearing the city signs and around which gathered the militias of the communes of the Po plain, invented by the arch of Milan Aribert (Ariberto) in 1037 during the siege of the city by Emperor Conrad II the Salic (990-1039) (View of the carroccio, War altar used in 1037-1038 in the defence of Milan against emperor Conrad II) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from Storia d'Italia”” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4849357: First Crusade (1096-1099): “” The Doge of Venice Vitale Falier preaching the crusade in the new Basilica of St. Mark in Venice, Italy, 1095”” (The Doge of Venice in San Marco inviting people and soldiers to join the Crusade in the brand new basilica of San Marco, c 1095) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “” Orioria d'Italia”” ( History-of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4849743: Pope Martin I (600-656) arrested by the guards of the exarch Theodore Calliopas in the Basilica of Laterano on 17/06/653 (Pope Martin I arrested in the Lateran on 17th June 653 by exarch of Ravenna Theodore I Calliopas) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) taken from “” d'Italia”” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Collection private, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images