"Italian Painting in the Age of Unification reconstructs the artistic motivations and messaging of three artists-Tommaso Minardi, Francesco Hayez and Gioacchino Toma-from three distinct regions in Italy prior to, during and directly following political unification in 1861. Each …
Ottocento painting and the gap in nineteenth-century art historical discourse -- Three portraits/three cities -- Tommaso Minardi and the Roman destiny -- Fancesco Hayez and the rise of history painting during the Risorgimento -- Gioacchino Toma, Neapolitan realism and the afterm…
"Italian Painting in the Age of Unification reconstructs the artistic motivations and messaging of three artists-Tommaso Minardi, Francesco Hayez and Gioacchino Toma-from three distinct regions in Italy prior to, during and directly following political unification in 1861. Each …