ELD4867000: World War I: “” Portrait of Gabriele D'annunzio (1863-1938) (WWI: Italian poet and soldier Gabriele d'Annunzio) 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
ELD4860768: Risorgimento: Giuseppe Garibaldi Italian patriot (1807-1882) penetrate Rome in December 1848 or will be proclaimed the Roman republic”” (Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi entering in Rome with his army in December 1848) 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
ELD4857051: Campaign of Italy: “The French army of Napoleon Bonarparte (1769-1821) during the passage of Grand Saint Bernard (Grand Saint Bernard), May 20, 1800” (The French army of Napoleon Bonaparte crossing the Saint Bernard Pass near the town of St Pierre, May 20th, 1800) 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
ELD4849703: Goths War (535-553) “” The Byzantine General Belisaire defends the city of Rome against the assaults of the mobile towers of the king of the Ostrogoths Vigits during the Battle of the Pinciana Gate in 537 AD” (Gothic war: the battle of Porta Pinciana in 537 AD during the besieging of Rome by Wigides, king of ostrogoths defended by general Belisaribes Us) Illustration of Tancredi Scarpelli (1866-1937) from “Storia d'Italia”” by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4860244: Risorgimento: King Francois (Francesco) II of the two Sicilies and his wife Maria Sofia de Wittelsbach (Marie-Sophie de Baviere), in Sicilian costume, leave Gaete on 13/02/1861” (King Francis II and his wife Maria sofia at the fall of Gaeta and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, February 1861) Illustration by Tancredi Scarpelli (66-1937) from “” Storia d'Italia”” (History of Italy) by Paolo Giudici, 1930 Private Collection, Scarpelli, Tancredi (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
ELD4857560: Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) crown King of Italy in May 1805 in the cathedral (duomo) of Milan, italy (Napoleon I crowning himself at the Duomo di Milano, Milan on May 26th 1805, with the Iron Crown of Lombardy) 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
ELD4854519: The Italian condottiere Alberico da Barbiano victorious with his Company of St. George of the Bretons who wanted to place at the head of the church the antipope Clement VII at the Battle of Marino in 1379, was given by Pope Urban VI a large white banner (Italian condottiero Alberico da Barbiano and his compagnia San Giorgio, victorious after the battle of Marino of the french mercenaries which fight for the antipope Clement VII, is rewarded by pope Urban VI who gives him a white banner) 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
ELD4852754: Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus and the foundation of Rome, Romulus wrote “” It will be the same for all those who dare to cross my walls””” will kill his brother who will derision cross the trace path, 753 BC (Founding of Rome and death of Remus, killed by his brother Romulus who said “” So perish every one that shall hereafter leap over my wall” , 753 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
ELD4853349: Roman antiquite: “” representation of the Battle of Vercellae (or Battle of the Raudian Fields (Raudii Campi) in 101 BC between the Cimbres and the Romans” (Battle of Vercellae, or Battle of the Raudine Plain, in 101 BC, Roman victory of Consul Gaius Marius over the invading Germanic Cimbri tribe near the settlement of Vercellae Cisalpine Gaul) 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
ELD4857615: Pope Pius VII, prisoner at the castle of Fontainebleau, consented to sign, on 25/01/1813, the Concordat of Fontainebleau (1813), by which he abdicated his temporal sovereignty, part of his spiritual authority (Pope Pius VII confined in France in the castle of Fontainebleau, signing the concordat of Fontainebleau, 25th January 1813) 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