Italy On This Day

Compassionate doctor was Garibaldi’s friend and strategist Agostino Bertani was a hero for tending to the wounds of Garibaldi's so...

Piedmontese artist famous for image of uprising in Milan Verazzi's  Episodio delle Cinque Giornate  (Combattimento a Palazzo Litta)...

Italian aristocrat who survived Battle of the Little Bighorn Carlo Camillo Di Rudio spent 32 years in the United States Army Carlo C...

Intellectual who became a key figure in Milan uprising Carlo Cattaneo was an intellectual who led the Five Days of Milan uprising C...

Politician prominent in Risorgimento movement Giacinto Pin's portrait of Aurelio Saffi The politician Aurelio Saffi, who was ...

Citizens rebel to drive out ruling Austrians A painting by an unknown artist that shows fighting between Austrian troops and Milanese ...