An Episode from the Five Days of Milan

Why it's great

A fighter holds a barricade in Milan during the Five Days of March 1848, when the people rose up and drove the Austrian army out of the city for a time. Baldassare Verazzi painted the rebellion in 1860.

🏛️ Part of history

Independence & Revolutions (1820–1848) (1820–1848) — A fighter holds a barricade in Milan during the Five Days of March 1848, when the people rose up and drove the Austrian army out of the city for a time.

Where to see it

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About the artist

Baldassare Verazzi

1819–1886 · born in Caprezzo · died in Lesa

Baldassare Verazzi was an Italian painter born in Caprezzo in 1819. He lived in Milan and painted historical pictures related to the Italian struggle for independence, including the Five Days of Milan. He died in Lesa in 1886.