As a nation state, Italy has emerged only in 1871. Until then the country was politically divided into a large number of independant cities, provinces and islands. The currently available evidences point out to a dominant Etruscan, Greek and Roman cultural influence on today's Italians.
Hi! I was just wondering if there was any Visual or Photography imagery of Sicily, specifically Mezzojuso, during the 19th century. Any resources? Books? Paintings specific to Mezzojuso? Early photographs or daguerrotypes?
Let me know if there is a place or resource to find these?
From 12th October 1946, the national anthem of Italy has been the "Canto degli Italiani" (Chant of the Italians), written in the Autumn of 1847 by a Genoese student and patriot Goffredo Mameli, and set to music in Turin by another Genoese, Michele Novaro. Born during an atmosphere of patriotic fervo...
