Tag Archives: Risorgimento

The Copyists

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Art for Housewives

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed proclaiming the emancipation of the 13 American colonies from Great Britain. But political independence does not automatically presume a cultural one. America was indeed the land of plenty thus providing the opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Drawings & Paintings, Rome/Italy | Tagged copyists, Emma Conant Church, Guercino, Louvre, Napoleon III, Risorgimento, Rome, San Nicolo da Tolentino, Vassar College, Vatican Museums | 1 Comment

The Hero of Two Worlds

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Art for Housewives

After the fall of the Roman Empire, Italy was fragmented and divided up into various kingdoms. Battles routinely moved boundaries but, in the early 1800s, Italy was basically divided into 3 parts: the Bourbons in the south, the Pope in … Continue reading →